Traffic Rights for 17 new international routes granted to Indian Scheduled Carriers since May 2013

Allocation of traffic rights on new international sectors to give a major boost to Indian carriers

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted traffic rights on new 17 international routes granted to Indian scheduled carriers for operations since May 2013. The allocation of traffic rights on new international sectors is expected to give a major boost to Indian carriers.

These new route are Chandigarh-Dubai, Madurai-Dubai, Madurai-Kuala Lumpur, Kolkata- Guangzhou, Bagdogra-Kathmandu, Hyderabad-Riyadh, Bangalore-Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad-Abu Dhabi, Ahmedabad-Abu Dhabi, Goa-Abu Dhabi, Lucknow-Abu Dhabi, Pune-Abu Dhabi, Bangalore-Tehran, Delhi-Tehran, Chennai-Doha, Hyderabad-Doha, Lucknow-Doha.

The Government has laid down guidelines for allocation of traffic rights on international sector, which provide a level playing field to all eligible private airlines while retaining the primacy of the national carrier i.e. Air India.

The allocation of traffic rights to an applicant airline depends on the availability of traffic rights under respective bilateral air services agreement and the traffic rights are allocated to private Indian carriers after considering the operational requirement of Air India.

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