Cabinet Approves Dispensation to Alliance Air for Enabling Commencement of International Flights between India and Sri Lanka

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has granted ex-post facto dispensation to Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, to fly on international sectors between India and Sri Lanka.

A special dispensation is allowed for the interim period till Alliance Air deploys minimum of 20 Aircraft or 20% of total capacity, whichever is higher for domestic operations.

Prior to this approval there was no commercial operation scheduled from Palaly and Batticaloa airports.