A petition moved before the Delhi High Court on Thursday sought direction to the Centre to change the call sign ‘VT’ written on Indian aircraft which stands for ‘Victorian Territory’ or ‘Viceroy Territory’, a legacy of British Raj.
Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhya, in his plea, said the prefix ‘VT’ is the nationality code that each aircraft registered in India is required to carry. The code is generally seen just before the rear exit door and above the windows.
Mr. Upadhyay said all the domestic airlines have the prefix ‘VT’, which is followed by unique alphabets that define the aircraft and who it belongs to.
