iii) Only Tour operators recognised by the Ministry of Tourism and cleared by security agencies will be entitled to operate ITP outbound charters.
iv) The duration of stay of ITP charter tourist abroad shall not be less than one week and not more than four weeks.
v) All arrangements for the tourists will be through Indian Tour Operator recognised by the Department of Tourism and the charges for arrangements will be paid in advance as part of the ITP charter flight.
vi) There shall be no restriction on frequency of flight and size of the aircraft. However, the tour operator organising outbound charter will have to organise inbound charters with 2:1 tourist ratio between inbound and outbound operations. The number of tourists brought by the tour operator would be recognised only on the basis of the information submitted to DGCA as stipulated in para 4.1 (xvii).
vii) The condition of 2:1 tourist ratio between inbound and outbound operation would not apply to
a) charters operated with aircraft of maximum capacity of nine passenger seats, and
b) charters operating exclusively to carry pilgrims to well known pilgrimage centres or pilgrimages like Haj.
viii) The tour operator shall be responsible for making necessary payments towards navigational charges, landing fees and parking charges to the concerned authorities abroad.
ix) The tour operator shall ensure the following:
a) The Indian aircraft operator operating charter flights has a valid non-scheduled/scheduled operator's permit.
b) The Operations Manual of the airline operator has Flight Duty Time Limitations and weather minima for international operations at destination and alternate airports.
c) The airline operator has obtained necessary authorisation for operation of the flights directly from the foreign aeronautical authorities concerned and would comply with their rules, regulations and procedures. For this purpose, DGCA India may give the operator necessary letter of comfort.
d) The aircraft to be operated has a valid Certificate of Airworthiness and no major inspection falls due when the aircraft is abroad.
e) The aircraft is fitted with mandatory equipment/instruments stipulated by the regulatory authority of the destination country.
f) The flight crew is familiar with operations on international routes intended to be flown and has the required documents like Jeppesen Charts, route guides etc. for planning the flight. The flight crew is experienced and competent to operate the proposed foreign flights and is aware of the operating procedures of the destination airports.

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