Kerala Seaplane (Kochi International) and Pinnacle Air (Delhi International) are set to begin seaplane operations in the Southwest Indian province of Kerala after the local government recently opened up the sector to investors in the hopes of spurring on tourism to the province's underexploited lakes and water bodies. Kerala Tourism Infrastructure (KTIL), the nodal agency for the project, is awaiting a Directorate General of Civil Aviation no-objection certificate (NOC), and plans a launch in mid-May using USD2.2million in start-up capital. As an incentive, the state has waived parking and landing charges for a year for those aircraft registered before January 31. The business model does not include a permanently constructed terminal. KTIL is building five marked “waterdromes” – 1'000x250m – with houseboats and jetties for terminals so it can move the facilities to other bodies of water as the need arises.Pinnacle and Kerala Seaplanes have fleets made up of DHC-6s, Cessna Caravans and Cessna 206s and are awaiting government approval to begin operations once trial flights are successfully completed.