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.