Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines is planning an airline for the North-East. The North Eastern Council (NEC) was set up by the government in 1971 for the development of the region. The council has proposed an airline for the North East in partnership with a private carrier.
Kingfisher is keen to partner the NEC to launch an airline. The owner-ship pattern of the airline is not finalised yet. It is also not clear whether the government will hold a stake in the airline.
The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for economic and social development of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Indian carriers are unwilling to operate more flights to the North-East, mainly because the routes are non-profitable, and because some of the states here are militant-infested. Domestic airlines are mandatorily required to deploy a certain percentage of their capacity here. It is expected that with support from NEC and the regional governments, pri-vate airlines may be more forthcoming to fly to North East India.
The NEC arrangement with Alliance Air expires in December.
Currently, 11 airports in the northeast are serviced by eight airlines, which have 258 flights every week. If the deal goes through, King-fisher may deploy some of its eight ATR aircraft to service the region.
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Kingfisher is keen to partner the NEC to launch an airline. The owner-ship pattern of the airline is not finalised yet. It is also not clear whether the government will hold a stake in the airline.
The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for economic and social development of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Indian carriers are unwilling to operate more flights to the North-East, mainly because the routes are non-profitable, and because some of the states here are militant-infested. Domestic airlines are mandatorily required to deploy a certain percentage of their capacity here. It is expected that with support from NEC and the regional governments, pri-vate airlines may be more forthcoming to fly to North East India.
The NEC arrangement with Alliance Air expires in December.
Currently, 11 airports in the northeast are serviced by eight airlines, which have 258 flights every week. If the deal goes through, King-fisher may deploy some of its eight ATR aircraft to service the region.
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