Scindia asks airlines to enhance On-time performance for Ayodhya & Surat
The Minister laid emphasis on enhancing On-Time Performance (OTP) of each airline, and instructed Airports Authority of India to relook technical specifications at VFR-equipped (Visual Flight Rules) airports to help enhance OTP of airlines.
New Delhi:, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, led an Advisory Group meeting with key representatives from the airline industry on issues pertaining to performance and services provided by airlines to customers.
The Minister laid emphasis on enhancing On-Time Performance (OTP) of each airline, and instructed Airports Authority of India to relook technical specifications at VFR-equipped (Visual Flight Rules) airports to help enhance OTP of airlines.
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With the aim to bolster connectivity of tier2 and tier 3 cites with international destinations (such as for Ayodhya and Surat), the Minister asked airlines to submit individual aircraft induction as well as deployment plans for the next six months. He advised that airlines must focus on point-to-point direct connectivity, and thus, ramp up capacities with wide body and narrow-body-long-range aircraft.
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The meeting also was attended by Gen (Retd) Dr. V. K. Singh, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation & Road Transport and Highways, Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and other senior officials from the Ministry.
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