India, Russia revise aviation pact

Delegations representing the Government of India and the Russian Federation met in Moscow on 14th June 2007, to discuss issues related to the cooperation between the two countries in the field of civil aviation.
A mutually beneficial agreement was reached, under which the designated airlines of the two countries will continue to be permitted to over fly the territory of the other country without restrictions. Further, traffic rights were enhanced and capacity entitlements were increased from 46 to 52 weekly frequencies for both sides. The increase in flights will be to the cities of Ahmedabad and Amritsar each of which will get three additional flights from Russia.
The Indian delegation was led by Mr. RK Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. The Russian delegation was led by Mr. G Loschenov, Chief Negotiator, Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation.
15/06/07 Press Information Bureau (press release)

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2007, General Aviation Jun 2007