Infrastructure, bilateral hurdles for Tata airlines' foreign flight plans

Unavailability of slots and limited flying rights can make it difficult for the airlines to expand in key Gulf and Asian markets

The two Tata group-owned airlines Vistara and Air Asia India’s international expansion plans might face a hurdle in the limited bilateral flying rights and a capacity shortage at Indian airports.

The two main Indian airports of Delhi and Mumbai are choked for addition of new flights, while constrained flying rights could narrow the scope of the two airlines to expand in important Gulf and Asian markets.

Slot constraints at metro airports have hindered the growth plans of the two airlines, primarily in Mumbai, which has a single runway and is equipped to handle the movement of only up to 45