3,000 less domestic flights to take to the skies this summer

While the airline projected getting a plane every week, the authorities asked the country’s largest carrier to file for flights when it gets more planes and can show it has the wherewithal, including pilot numbers, for the same. “We did not want a repeat of what happened last Dec and hence were extra cautious this time,” said a person in the know.

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• While the airline projected getting a plane every week, the authorities asked the country’s largest carrier to file for flights when it gets more planes and can show it has the wherewithal,…
• “We did not want a repeat of what happened last Dec and hence were extra cautious this time,” said a person in the know.

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• pilot numbers, for the same. “We did not want a repeat of what happened last Dec and hence were extra cautious this time,” said a person in the know. While the airline projected getting a plane every week, the…
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• While the airline projected getting a plane every week, the authorities asked the country’s largest carrier to file for flights when it gets more planes and can show it has the wherewithal,…
• “We did not want a repeat of what happened last Dec and hence were extra cautious this time,” said a person in the know.