New Delhi: India has implemented an Air Services Agreement to aid the flight operations between India and other foreign nations. Intending to improve tourism and international connections, the agreements clear the way for aerial navigation between India and these countries.
The Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol, who represents the Ministry of Civil Aviation gave extensive details about India’s Bilateral Air Services Agreement with 116 foreign countries. To improve tourism and international connections, the agreements clear the way for aerial navigation between India and these countries.
The aim of this agreement is to:
- – Achieve better efficiency in operations and management
- – Make India’s global connectivity more streamlined and structured
- – Boost the economic growth and tourism
Under the agreement, an assigned airline can travel back and forth in Indian airspace only if the airport is appointed as a point of call. Instead of designating states to facilitate international flights, it is a standard practice in international aviation agreements to designate specific cities.
A total of 31 cities have been nominated as points of call (PoC) under these agreements, which include Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Gaya, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Khajuraho, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Varanasi, and Visakhapatnam.
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