Allow private airlines to operate in Kerala-Gulf sector

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: NORKA-Roots Chairman and former Minister M. M. Hassan has urged the Centre to allow private airlines to operate services in the Kerala-Gulf sector.

Hassan told reporters here on Monday that the entry of private airlines in the sector would force the Air-India to reduce the tariff and provide more facilities to passengers.

He said that despite a high tariff, there were widespread complaints about the facilities being provided by the Air-India. There were several instances of flight cancellation by the Air-India owing to technical reasons and of passengers getting off-loaded in the last minute.

He said that the Air-India should operate more flights during the peak season. A memorandum in this regard had been submitted to the authorities, he said. ‘‘Unless the Air-India initiated measures to resolve these issues, the growing resentment among the passengers towards the national career will explode,’’ he said.

Source: newindpress.com