More Talks Of India-Malaysia Airspace Liberalisation

New Delhi: India and Malaysia have initiated talks to liberalise more of their airspace to capitalise on the burgeoning aviation industry in both countries.
Visiting Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, who held talks with India's Civil Aviation Minister yesterday, said there was a need for further liberalisation of air traffic rights to accommodate future growth.
"Now we are quite comfortable with the rights but we have to go forward. There are opportunities in other Indian cities where our airlines can operate.
"At the same time we are here to also invite more Indian airlines to fly to Malaysia, they have not fully utilised their landing rights and in bringing the number of passengers to Malaysia," Kong told Malaysian media in Delhi Saturday.
He is in Delhi to attend the inauguration of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport's newly constructed international terminal or T3.
Currently, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flies to major cities -- Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai -- while AirAsia had also started its operations to several Indian cities. The decision had come at an opportune time, when both traditional trading partners are accelerating their bilateral relations and two-way trade is on a healthy trajectory, hitting almost US$7 billion (RM24.5 billion) last year.
03/06/10 P Vijian/Bernama

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2010