In a high-level meeting with Chief Executive Officers of various airlines in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara. Chandrababu Naidu discussed about formulating an aviation policy for the state.
During the meeting with CEOs of international carriers like Singapore Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, Emirates and Indian carriers like Jet Airways, SpiceJet, IndiGo and others, the Chief Minister assured CEOs that the State’s aviation policy would be designed, keeping in view the needs of all stakeholders for the next 15 years. Explaining that Andhra Pradesh is a state for eco-tourism, venture tourism and religious tourism, he said that the state would look into a proposal of offering tax incentive on Aviation turbine Fuel (ATF).
The Chief Minister has suggested the CEOs to make travel passenger-friendly and not burden passengers with additional costs.
After the meeting, Dubai-based Emirates evinced interest in setting up operation models in the state while IndiGo Airlines has announced new flights from Visakhapatnam.