Claiming that the approvals granted to AirAsia India were ‘illegal’, Federation of Indian Airlines has asked the government to advise aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation not to allow the new no-frill airline to launch its operations which is set for June 12.

"It is our request that the government advise the DGCA not to permit AirAsia India to proceed to fly, that too with merely one aircraft with the sole intent of making the decision (to let them fly) a fait accompli and difficult for the government to review," FIA, a grouping of Indian carriers, said in a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

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