New Delhi: India and Singapore will begin talks early next month to amend and increase bilateral traffic rights when Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh is on an official tour to that country. These talks, if successful, will allow airlines of Singapore— Singapore Airlines, Silk Air and Tiger Airways — to offer more services from more Indian cities and increase the total number of seats on offer to Indians.
Similar increased traffic rights would be available for Indian carriers. But the timing of these talks is crucial. Ajit Singh has not entertained repeated requests from countries like Turkey and ethe UAE to increase seat entitlements or allow more seats per week to airlines from these countries but is keen to discuss the possibility with Singapore. Requests for reworking traffic rights have been pending from other countries too.
26/03/13 First Post.com
