India-New Zealand direct flights may commence next year

New Delhi: Direct flights between India and New Zealand is likely to commence by next year as the airlines in the island country start taking deliveries of long-range aircrafts in 2009.
"Direct flights between the two countries may start next year as the airlines in New Zealand starts taking deliveries of long-range aircrafts then. We will start negotiation with the Indian Government next year," New Zealand's Trade Commissioner for South Asia Paul Vaughan told reporters at an aviation event here.
He said there is no impediment for direct flights as there is an Air Services Agreement involving India, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
There are about 25,000 Indian tourists visiting the island nation every year apart from about 4,000 students going there annually, he said.
18/03/08 PTI/The Hindu

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