Aircraft services including servicing to be done by private carriers

New Delhi, Dec 31: Ground handling services will now be carried out by the domestic private carriers on their own. Government has given permission to domestic scheduled airline operators and helicopters to do ground handling on their own.

Ground handling defines services of an aircraft while it is on ground which includes aircraft servicing, cleaning, loading and unloading of beverages etc.

"All domestic scheduled airline operators and scheduled helicopter operators will be free to carry out self-handling at all airports, including civil enclaves," the notifications said.

"A foreign airline may undertake self-handling in respect of passenger and baggage handling activities, excluding security functions listed out... at the airport terminals restricted to passenger check-in at pre-security hold area, at all the airports, except civil enclaves or joint user defence airfields," according to the notification.