It appears Kerala will have to mount pressure on the Centre to get more direct flight connectivity from the State to Europe and the U.S. Though the State has been demanding direct flight connectivity to destinations beyond West Asia and the Far East, the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s policy to limit points of call status for foreign airlines from Europe and the U.S. to six metro airports might dash Kerala’s hopes of getting more direct flights to Europe and the U.S.
According to R.K. Singh, principal advisor to IndiGo’s managing director, the Centre is not granting rights for foreign carriers from Europe and the U.S. to hold services to non-metro airports in the country.
The Kerala government will have to take up the matter with the Centre if it really wants to bring any change in the status quo, said Mr. Singh during a summit of airlines in Thiruvananthapuram recently.
