Digital Goa, March 6 – Goa-based airline FLY91, received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation earlier today.The grant of the AOC is the final step of a rigorous process laid down by the DGCA and marks the completion of all regulatory and compliance requirements for the airline to begin its commercial operations.FLY91 received its first ATR 72-600, one of the two aircrafts leased from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise last week. The aircraft flew in from Hyderabad to be part of the regional airline’s fleet, which will be based out of the Manohar International Airport, Mopa in Goa. The airline has already been allocated its first set of routes under the government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN which include Sindhudurg, Jalgaon, Nanded in Maharashtra and Agatti in Lakshadweep, along with Bengaluru, Goa, Hyderabad and Pune.
