India, Malaysia sign revised air service agreement

New Delhi: The Civil Aviation delegations of India and Malaysia met on 12-13th July, 2007 in Kuala Lumpur to discuss matters relating to air services between the two countries. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Ashok Chawla, Secretary (Civil Aviation). After extensive discussions, both sides reached an agreement culminating into the signing of an MOU.
As per this MOU, the provision of "Multiple designation" has been agreed to enabling the aeronautical authorities of both the sides to designate any number of airlines as they wish to operate on the India - Malaysia route. The capacity entitlement for the designated airlines of both sides has been significantly liberalized, which will lead to progressive enhancement of traffic rights over the next two years.
It is further decided that the designated airlines of both sides can operate any number of services to/from 18 tourist destinations in India viz. Patna, Lucknow, Guwahati, Gaya, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Khajuraho, Aurangabad, Goa, Jaipur, Port Blair, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Amritsar, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Tiruchirapalli. Also the designated airlines of India are now entitled to operate unlimited direct services from any point in India to Johor Bahru in Malaysia.
16/07/07 M.M.Khanna/indianewscalling.com/TravelVideo.tv (press release)

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2007