14. AIR TRAVEL
14.1
International travel by other Airlines in dispensation of the requirement to travel by national carrier, (i.e. Air India/Indian Airlines) may be permitted, provided the passage cost does not exceed, and a convincing justification for more effective time utilization is advanced in terms of:
14.1.1 better link between connecting flights and consequent economy of time.
14.1.2 adoption of short route
14.1.3 saving on passage costs.