Aviation

Govt forms interministerial committee to decide on Vistara's international flying permit, says report

Updated : December 24, 2018 09:28 AM IST

In a first, the centre has formed an interministerial committee of three Cabinet ministers to take a call if Tata-SIA joint venture Vistara should be given an international flying permit, Business Standard reported, citing sources.

Sources told the paper that the unprecedented decision of forming an interministerial committee was due to fears of witch-hunt by investigating agencies.

"There is a growing risk aversion among bureaucrats and hence, the need of delegating the decision to a joint committee to escape finger-pointing by anyone later," sources were quoted as saying.

As per the Aircraft Rules of 1937, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has the final authority to grant the permit to airlines for flying overseas.

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