g) For operating charter flights with aircraft of Indian scheduled airlines, tour operator shall submit their application at least 7 working days in advance with a certificate from the scheduled airlines that there shall be no cancellation or delay to their scheduled flights. If any flight is to be delayed or cancelled, the same should be clearly indicated along with the alternate arrangements made by the scheduled airlines.
h) The aircraft and the passengers are properly insured.
x) The tour operator shall submit the passenger manifest to DGCA within three working days of completion of the tourist charter flight to confirm that the number of outbound passengers had not exceeded the stipulated limits for outbound charters.
xi) The tour operator shall submit a statement, by tenth of each month, containing details regarding flight clearance obtained, flights operated and tourist carried by him to/from India with details of embarkation/
disembarkation abroad during the previous month.
xii) Compliance with any other condition considered necessary by DGCA.

5. Safeguards and Penalties
The following penalties would be imposed in the event of violation of above guidelines:
1) All clearances given earlier by DGCA for operation of charter flights by the tour operator would stand cancelled.
2) Automatic de-recognition of tour operator by Ministry of Tourism.
3) Blacklisting of the tour operator and the airline concerned for undertaking any future ITP Charter or any other flight for minimum two years.

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