Japan, India Agree to Double Flight Services

Tokyo: Japan and India agreed to double the weekly number of round-trip flight services between the two countries in 2010, the Japanese transport ministry said Thursday.
Under the agreement, the number of flights will rise to 42, ministry officials said. The number of destinations will be doubled to eight in Japan and six in India.
Japan Airlines is considering opening a route between Japan's Narita, east of Tokyo, and Mumbai, and another between Narita and Chennai. All Nippon Airways is planning to start flights between Narita and Delhi, sources familiar with the matter said.
The agreement came after the two countries ended two-day bilateral civil aviation talks here Wednesday. Narita International Airport is slated to expand the number of departure and arrival slots in 2010.
19/06/08 Jiji Press/Japan Corporate News (press release), Japan

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2008