Government again relaxes policy for new airline.

The government has given second-time relaxation in its policy by not seizing the security deposit of AirSial, which is expected to receive aircraft this year for launching flight operations.

The airline was awarded a licence for flight operations during the tenure of the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government but it failed to comply with the conditions for obtaining the Air Operator Certificate before launching flights.

Officials of the Aviation Division revealed that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had forwarded AirSial's request for the renewal of its Regular Public Transport (RPT) licence with effect from September 5, 2019.

According to the officials, AirSial was issued the RPT licence in 2017, however, the company could not obtain the Air Operator Certificate for the commencement of flight operations within the stipulated time period of two years.

Under paragraph 4.3.1 of the...