‘How to have financially strong airlines,’ India finally begins to figure out

NEW DELHI: The ongoing West Asia crisis could pave the way for long-awaited reforms for India to have financially viable airlines and a sustainable aviation sector. The Union aviation ministry has “initiated a study on financially stressed airlines in India to assess structural challenges and identify measures to improve sector resilience.” It has asked airlines and other stakeholders to suggest reforms in policy, regulatory affairs, operations, contracts, procurement-related and other areas; the reasons for their suggestions along with the impact of the same.

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