SpiceJet for more wide-body jets, government vets incentive plan
New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry seems inclined to consider SpiceJet’s proposal to promote induction of wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 by Indian carriers.
A possible way to incentivize induction of bigger aircraft for operating long-haul flights to Europe and the US is by launching a scheme on the lines of UDAN that provides subsidy to operators for connecting smaller towns in the country.
Recently, the Ajay Singh-led SpiceJet had written to the government think-tank Niti Aayog pointing out that foreign airlines were taking away 60% of India’s international traffic to various destinations globally by using their transit hubs.
