AirAsia India boss Tony Fernandes has hit out at India’s “bizarre” policy of allowing carriers to operate international flights only after five years of domestic operations. “These are bizarre rules … that you can’t fly abroad before five years and 20 aircraft (fleet). … That rule makes no sense. It is a negative for the Indian airlines.” Fernandes criticised the Indian airline industry for a poor job in explaining the importance of aviation for the economy to the government. “It is a shame that India has lost many years. See what new airlines in the region have done. India has

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