•Congrats to Aviation minister Gajapathi
Raju, Mahesh Sharma and Choubey and his team for doing a great job for aviation
policy. The entire team seems to be over sincere in their efforts. Ensure you
send a copy to all global aviation companies across the globe and respond
immediately to their queries and invite them to fly to India. At least ask them
to start with one flight, Chinese, American and European airlines must be your
primary request since it will bring tourists.
•RCS failed to bring a policy to help with connecting with top 25 tourist destinations in India and focussing on its nearest airport. Example: Many from north India want to visit tourist spots in Tamil Nadu like Ooty or kodaikanal or Kanyakumari. The nearest airport is Madurai but there is no direct flights from Kolkata or Delhi to Madurai. So if they take transit flights from Kolkata to Chennai and then to Madurai it will cost around 9,000 a middle class cant afford. What is the solution that RCS gives for such problems of transit flights within India so people waste 2 days in train itself to reach these places due to high cost of airfares? Will RCS solution of Govt reduce it to Rs.3,500-4000 maximum
•In case a state govt doesn’t come forward to take part in RCS the central govt should not drop the RCS concept for the state nor stop development of airports in the state. Generally few states might be apprehensive but Central govt must continue with the scheme by putting in the share of central govt and airport operators even if state govt don’t reduce VAT. The end focus are the public if a state govt doesn’t come forward also the scheme must start but keep engaging with the concerned state govt regularly by letters and talks to bring them on board. The main focus is don’t leave out any state because a state govt didn’t come forward. I see in the entire RCS it is mentioned that a share of cost is with state govt.
•If the RCS flights just connect to the nearest state capital the cost of transit flights within India will be high. For example if Pondicherry is brought under RCS then the Pondicherry to Chennai flight will be Rs.2500 with check in and check out at airport to be 3 hours but if we go by bus it costs Rs.150 in less than 4 hours. The RCS should focus on connecting to major metros across the country like if Pondicherry connects to Mumbai it will be useful and also save costs in transit flights like going from Pondicherry to Chennai and from there to Mumbai it will cost around Rs.7000 which will make it unviable and again Pondicherry airport will be in closing stage. The same case will happen to all. Hence RCS must focus on connecting at least twice a week to Mumbai or Delhi or Kolkata away from the nearest metro. For this route if RCS is cheap it will help for the 2 and half hour journey with funding with central govt and state govt. The RCS route must not be decided by Govt, Aviation Ministry, state govt, passenger associations and airlines together.
•The landing charges in destination airports also must not be collected for airports from which flights depart. If a flight starts from Pondicherry to Mumbai. There should not be any landing charges in Mumbai also. The actual cost is at destination airport only.
•Please do discuss with all airline operators and each state govt on the RCS since they will be the core to the growth of traffic. Releasing policy is easy but Choubey and team with minister must talk to each state govt directly and know their comments for the success of the scheme.
•Allow foreign airlines to connect directly to airports which are unused to promote more growth in traffic.
•Will Air India intend to connect the routes even if any airline doesn’t come forward to connect those routes? Will Air India make attempt to start flights in low cost model without any food included in fares to try new routes once a week. Anyway passengers will buy inside aircraft if needed.
•The viability gap funding can be raised by a) Taking 5% of the basic fare of international flights or maximum of Rs.300 to contribute to VGF of RCS routes. International travellers must first line of target to get funding b) Taking 2% of basic fare of domestic flights or maximum of Rs.200 to VGF c) AAI increasing the charges for international flights by Rs.50 as flat rate only for international flights in airport development charge and this excess must be moved to separate fund to develop old airports and must not be put in general funding of AAI.
•Under RCS routes at least once a week – one route must be to state capital, one must be to nearest state capital outside state, one must be either Delhi/Mumbai/Chennai or Kolkata out of these any 3 farthest routes must be connected, once must be to top 25 tourist destination in India. Will central govt create corpus of Rs.500 initially
•The flights across any part of India should max out to Rs.4000 by Govt asking Air India to operate low cost model flights to new routes,
•RCS failed to bring a policy to help with connecting with top 25 tourist destinations in India and focussing on its nearest airport. Example: Many from north India want to visit tourist spots in Tamil Nadu like Ooty or kodaikanal or Kanyakumari. The nearest airport is Madurai but there is no direct flights from Kolkata or Delhi to Madurai. So if they take transit flights from Kolkata to Chennai and then to Madurai it will cost around 9,000 a middle class cant afford. What is the solution that RCS gives for such problems of transit flights within India so people waste 2 days in train itself to reach these places due to high cost of airfares? Will RCS solution of Govt reduce it to Rs.3,500-4000 maximum
•In case a state govt doesn’t come forward to take part in RCS the central govt should not drop the RCS concept for the state nor stop development of airports in the state. Generally few states might be apprehensive but Central govt must continue with the scheme by putting in the share of central govt and airport operators even if state govt don’t reduce VAT. The end focus are the public if a state govt doesn’t come forward also the scheme must start but keep engaging with the concerned state govt regularly by letters and talks to bring them on board. The main focus is don’t leave out any state because a state govt didn’t come forward. I see in the entire RCS it is mentioned that a share of cost is with state govt.
•If the RCS flights just connect to the nearest state capital the cost of transit flights within India will be high. For example if Pondicherry is brought under RCS then the Pondicherry to Chennai flight will be Rs.2500 with check in and check out at airport to be 3 hours but if we go by bus it costs Rs.150 in less than 4 hours. The RCS should focus on connecting to major metros across the country like if Pondicherry connects to Mumbai it will be useful and also save costs in transit flights like going from Pondicherry to Chennai and from there to Mumbai it will cost around Rs.7000 which will make it unviable and again Pondicherry airport will be in closing stage. The same case will happen to all. Hence RCS must focus on connecting at least twice a week to Mumbai or Delhi or Kolkata away from the nearest metro. For this route if RCS is cheap it will help for the 2 and half hour journey with funding with central govt and state govt. The RCS route must not be decided by Govt, Aviation Ministry, state govt, passenger associations and airlines together.
•The landing charges in destination airports also must not be collected for airports from which flights depart. If a flight starts from Pondicherry to Mumbai. There should not be any landing charges in Mumbai also. The actual cost is at destination airport only.
•Please do discuss with all airline operators and each state govt on the RCS since they will be the core to the growth of traffic. Releasing policy is easy but Choubey and team with minister must talk to each state govt directly and know their comments for the success of the scheme.
•Allow foreign airlines to connect directly to airports which are unused to promote more growth in traffic.
•Will Air India intend to connect the routes even if any airline doesn’t come forward to connect those routes? Will Air India make attempt to start flights in low cost model without any food included in fares to try new routes once a week. Anyway passengers will buy inside aircraft if needed.
•The viability gap funding can be raised by a) Taking 5% of the basic fare of international flights or maximum of Rs.300 to contribute to VGF of RCS routes. International travellers must first line of target to get funding b) Taking 2% of basic fare of domestic flights or maximum of Rs.200 to VGF c) AAI increasing the charges for international flights by Rs.50 as flat rate only for international flights in airport development charge and this excess must be moved to separate fund to develop old airports and must not be put in general funding of AAI.
•Under RCS routes at least once a week – one route must be to state capital, one must be to nearest state capital outside state, one must be either Delhi/Mumbai/Chennai or Kolkata out of these any 3 farthest routes must be connected, once must be to top 25 tourist destination in India. Will central govt create corpus of Rs.500 initially
•The flights across any part of India should max out to Rs.4000 by Govt asking Air India to operate low cost model flights to new routes,
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