Process made easier for Indian carriersto fly to new overseas destinations

THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has relaxed its norms and made it easier for Indian carriers to launch new overseas destinations.“In order to further ease the process of granting such permissions, the existing regulatory requirements have been comprehensively reviewed in consultation with all stakeholders and the current 33-point checklist has been rationalised and reduced to a 10-point checklist related to their preparedness for the intended operations,” the DGCA said in a statement earlier this week.This revision eliminates generic and redundant provisions from the previous checklist, aiming to reduce the documen-tation and compliance burden on the operators, DGCA said.“The objective of this rationalisation is to simplify and facili-tate the process for Indian carriers to start a new international destination and would significantly reduce the documentation/compliances required to be submitted by the operators. This systemic reform comes at a time when the Indian carriers are poised to expand their international footprint,” the DGCA added.