Question : Delhi-Kannur Flight

(a) whether the Government proposes to start flights between Delhi and Kannur; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) and (b): No, Madam. Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) with a view to achieving better regulation of air transport services taking in to account the need of different regions of the country. The domestic air services in the country have been deregulated. It is up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability. The scheduled domestic airlines are free to operate anywhere within the country subject to compliance of RDG.
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However, actual operations by any airline is guided by its commercial judgement upon the traffic demand and economic viability of operations.