TOI 6/6/06 Headline: "AAI creates turbulence for charter flights"
Quote #1: "Says SRR Rao, regional executive director, AAI: 'It has been AAI policy for 50 years to keep the airports open AS PER AIRLINE SCHEDULES'. The policy continues even though civil aviation is seeing phenomenal growth .., Rao admits." Quote #2: "... 'getting a sanction to fly during non-hours [sic] is difficult', says a private aircraft owner." Quote #3: "Apart from a handful of AAI hubs ... most AAI airports remain open for only five to six hours a day ... Others stay open only twice or thrice a week". Quote #4 : "Almost 90 of 97 airports belonging to AAI have such specific watch hours which mean they are NOT AVAILABLE FOR ROUND-THE-CLOCK OPERATIONS". ------------------------- Between the Navy and AAI, Goa certainly has its hands full trying to expand civil aviation at Dabolim! Kyrie elison! _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)