Patel In Giving Mode, Three Desi Carriers Get The Nod

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New Delhi, Aug 19: The aviation ministry has granted no-objection certificates (NOCs) to Royal Airways, Jagson Airlines and Inter Globe Aviation to start scheduled operations. Applications of three other companies, including East West Airlines, are waiting in the wings.

The ministry has also received requests from five companies to launch non-scheduled airlines.

The three companies which have have got the NOC still need the directorate general of civil aviation’s (DGCA) permit “to launch operations.”

“East West Airlines’ proposal is amongst the three other applications seeking government nod for NOC as scheduled operators. Their applications are being scrutinised,” a ministry official said. East West was one of the first private airlines to launch services in the early 1990s. This was after the government had repealed the Air Corporations Act and allowed private companies to enter the civil aviation sector. The airline closed its operations, partly due to a financial crisis.

According to industry sources, Jagson Airlines, a non-scheduled operator, is interested in launching flights on trunk routes covering Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore sectors.

Royal Airways is reviving the erstwhile ModiLuft, promoted by SK Modi, which had ceased to operate in 1996. The airline in its new avataar intends to operate in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bangalore and Goa sectors, sources said.