Budget 2012 Highlights: Airlines seek infra status, FDI, direct fuel import freedom

Indian carriers are battling with a debt of around Rs 50,000 crore, hence the government should look at easing investment norms for the sector in the upcoming Union Budget 2012-13 on March 16, say industry bodies and experts with whom moneycontrol.com talked to.

March 09, 2012 / 16:24 IST

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Indian carriers are battling with a debt of around Rs 50,000 crore, hence the government should look at easing investment norms for the sector in the upcoming Union Budget 2012-13 on March 16, say industry bodies and experts with whom moneycontrol.com talked to.

Airlines are also hopeful of being allowed to directly import aviation turbine fuel (ATF) so that they don

first published: Mar 9, 2012 09:49 am

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