Flight ban: India, Kuwait to break ice

New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has described Kuwait's decision to stop Indian flights to Kuwait as 'unfair and unwarranted' and assured the two national carriers that the issue will be settled in a couple of days.
The second round of bilateral talks between the two countries will take place before the end of this month. The joint secretary, civil aviation, and the Indian ambassador to Kuwait will take part in the meeting.
'Our ambassador to Kuwait has conveyed to its authorities that keeping in mind the bilateral agreement between the two countries, such unilateral action will be harmful to the interests of travellers,' said a civil aviation ministry spokesperson.
'India is ready for talks with the Kuwaiti authorities,' he added. Civil aviation officials had briefed the external affairs ministry on the issue last week.
Kuwait recently issued notices to national carriers Indian and Air-India threatening that they would have to stop their flights from July 1. It had alleged that New Delhi had gone back on its commitments under the bilateral agreement signed between the two countries in 2006.
26/06/07 Business Standard

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2007, General Aviation Jun 2007