New Delhi: India and Britain have signed an open sky pact to ease restrictions on the number of scheduled flights between the two countries. As a result limits on flights from key Indian cities including Chennai and Kolkata have been scrapped.
In a statement, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Thursday said the pact has opened up all destinations in the Britain for Indian carriers for code share flights, and reciprocally basis.
“British carriers can also operate code share flights to any international airport in India, through domestic code share arrangements,” MoCA said in a statement.
The pact will also allow for a greater range of flights for passengers while providing a boost for trading and tourism for the Britain and India, it added
The agreement was formally signed by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati and Aviation Minister of U.K Lord Ahmad of Britain who led the delegation of British companies for the 2017 CAPA India Aviation Summit starting later this month.
09/02/17 New Indian Express
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In a statement, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Thursday said the pact has opened up all destinations in the Britain for Indian carriers for code share flights, and reciprocally basis.
“British carriers can also operate code share flights to any international airport in India, through domestic code share arrangements,” MoCA said in a statement.
The pact will also allow for a greater range of flights for passengers while providing a boost for trading and tourism for the Britain and India, it added
The agreement was formally signed by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati and Aviation Minister of U.K Lord Ahmad of Britain who led the delegation of British companies for the 2017 CAPA India Aviation Summit starting later this month.
09/02/17 New Indian Express
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