The Indian government last month lifted air travel restrictions that have long hampered the number of people who can take trips in and out of the country — a potential boon to business travel throughout the subcontinent. New rules, housed in the The National Civil Aviation Policy 2016, will effectively lift restrictions on Indian airlines flying outside of India. The government’s new guidelines place incentives on carriers that fly into smaller towns around the country, many of which aren’t currently well-connected by air. According to the International Business Times, the policy levels the playing field for new entrants in the aviation sector. Previously, carriers had to operate at least 20 planes for more than five years in the domestic market; that requirement is reduced significantly. The policy also aims to make air travel more affordable for Indians by placing a price cap on hour-long flights of more than 2,500 Indian rupees or 1,500 rupees for a half-hour flight. The new guidelines aim to expand India’s aviation market, which has the potential to be enormous given the population. More than 80 million passengers currently fly each year in India, and the sector boasts 20 percent year-over-year growth.