India for improving air connectivity with Africa

New Delhi: With a view to improving connectivity with Africa, India is considering allowing more than one Indian carrier on the various routes to the continent to facilitate easy movement of people.
"We are looking at amending some of the air services agreements to introduce more than one Indian carrier," Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told reporters here on Thursday.
Noting that Indian Airlines has a shortage of planes and could not operationalise all the routes, he said what has been proposed is that more than one airline is allowed to operate so that private sector airlines can step in.
20/03/08 PTI/The Hindu

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Categories: Foreign Mar 2008, Indian Aviation- In General Mar 2008