Centre reviews DGCA approvals to speed new airline launches

The Centre is examining DGCA processes for airline launches, ownership-change clearances and paid-up-capital norms. The review could reduce compliance costs and approval delays for prospective scheduled carriers in India.

— Filed Mon, 27 Jul, 2026, 19:34 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

The Centre is reviewing DGCA airline-launch approvals, ownership-change clearances and paid-up-capital norms to reduce entry barriers, compliance costs and launch delays for new scheduled airlines in India.

Why this matters

The review follows signals of rising domestic airfares from fuel and operating costs, alongside Centre criticism of DGCA conflict-of-interest disclosures involving airline-linked relatives.

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