"Right from the beginning I have been asking, look here what has 5/20 rule resulted in. NEW DELHI: Certain private airlines were "favoured" by the previous UPA government and allegations in this regard are being investigated, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said today.Domestic carriers lost out significantly to their foreign counterparts in the previous government, he said. "Certain things done in the past (under UPA) did not make sense. The government wants to make available additional flights outside of the agreements if there is a demand from a foreign airline through auction. Now you have profitable and non-profitable routes within the country as well as outside.

Source: Economic Times June 12, 2016 07:49 UTC