It’s time to review policies
Speaking at the GMR group webinar, Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Spice Jet said that it was time India’s key cities for passenger traffic became hubs for global aviation
Ajay Singh said it is time that airports like Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad became global aviation hubs. “Airlines and countries across the world have used aviation as a strategic resource to increase the size and value of their hubs, to in turn increase tourism and business in their countries. Unfortunately, we have gone the other way. We have promoted foreign airlines in our country. Hence, this is our moment to ensure that we make India-centric policies and at least those policies are reciprocal in terms of passenger numbers,” he stated.
Singh added, “India has a very liberal policy compared to the policies of China or even the Middle East. This is a great opportunity if we just apply our minds. We know that we need to compete with airlines that have got billions of dollars from their countries. Hence, if we don't have the luxury of being in a rich country to be supported financially, we should at least be supported by policy measures and we are hoping that with the PM's vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat', some of this is going to happen.”
Quick byte This is our moment to ensure that we make India-centric policies