Hope flies high: DGCA issues highest ever number of commercial pilot licences this year

NEW DELHI: The pandemic may have crippled aviation but it has not clipped the wings of wannabe aviators.
India will issue its highest ever number of commercial pilot licences (CPL) in a calendar year in 2021.
Till November 23, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had issued 756 CPLs and with over a month to go, the year will end at a higher number.
The previous high, 744, was seen in pre-pandemic 2019, with the figure falling to 578 last year due to lockdowns.