Anyone who has flown out of India to International destinations (Europe and America in particular) knows all about the awful departure times. The usual departure times for most international flights vary from midnight to 4 in the morning, and with perpetual delays you are guaranteed to stay awake pretty much for 24 hours. The reason for the odd departure times are that most airports in the west close past midnight due concern about noise pollution. India had little leverage hence had to accept this. Now the civil aviation ministry, with a bit more clout, is trying to change that in increments. The aviation ministry has started insisting that countries that wish to introduce or add flights must offer convenient departure times. The original flights will remain grand-fathered in with their original departure times, but the newer ones will hopefully offer better flight times. Don't expect many flights to Europe and U.S to have normal departure times anytime soon; this will happen mostly on the S.E Asia sector. This is a small but nonetheless a good change.
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