New Delhi: Britain has urged India for more flight slots at Delhi and
Mumbai airports while its state-run carrier British Airways (BA) is now
moving ahead for a tie-up with Indian carriers to fly to more
international airports in the country.
The two countries on February 9 signed an open sky pact to ease restrictions on the number of scheduled flights between the two countries and scrap limits on flights from key Indian cities including Chennai and Kolkata, Express had reported.
Top government sources said that the British Airways is exploring with Indian carriers for a profitable routes to link London with few potential international airports in India, where it does not fly now.
There are 23 international airports in the country, of which BA currently flies to cities like Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai.
A senior airline official who did not wished to be named said that the British Airways is in talks with carriers to explore a business model where they can fly beyond the five international airports in India where they currently have services.
To Read the News in Full 11/02/17 Sanjay Singh/New Indian Express
The two countries on February 9 signed an open sky pact to ease restrictions on the number of scheduled flights between the two countries and scrap limits on flights from key Indian cities including Chennai and Kolkata, Express had reported.
Top government sources said that the British Airways is exploring with Indian carriers for a profitable routes to link London with few potential international airports in India, where it does not fly now.
There are 23 international airports in the country, of which BA currently flies to cities like Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai.
A senior airline official who did not wished to be named said that the British Airways is in talks with carriers to explore a business model where they can fly beyond the five international airports in India where they currently have services.
To Read the News in Full 11/02/17 Sanjay Singh/New Indian Express
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