Big players should enter aviation, not fly-by-night types: Praful Patel

MUMBAI: (Jan 9) Former civil aviation minister Praful Patel on Friday said that big players - and not fly-by-night operators - should enter the country's civil aviation sector.

“There is no restriction on new airlines coming into India. But aviation is a very complex business. It is a tough business, very capital-intensive, and involves a high cash flow drain,” Patel said in an interview to PTI.

“That is why it is important that big players should come into the aviation business, and not just fly-by-night people. Some new airlines have been given licenses, but I don't think they are long-term players,” the 68-year-old politician said.