New Delhi: India will find it difficult to revise the bilateral air services agreement with United Arab Emirates signed earlier this year, as any change could be seen as a violation of its international commitments, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
The agreement was for increasing the number of seats to 36,670 a week from 13,000 seats a week that airlines from both countries could operate between India and Abu Dhabi.
A bilateral agreement is signed between two sovereign countries and any major change in it can have serious implications for India in the international community, the official said, adding that India also risked being taken to the International Court of Justice in case major changes are made to the finalised agreement.
The official declined to get into what would constitute ‘major changes’ except for saying that it would be difficult to decrease the number of seats which each airline had been allowed.
04/07/13 Business Line
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The agreement was for increasing the number of seats to 36,670 a week from 13,000 seats a week that airlines from both countries could operate between India and Abu Dhabi.
A bilateral agreement is signed between two sovereign countries and any major change in it can have serious implications for India in the international community, the official said, adding that India also risked being taken to the International Court of Justice in case major changes are made to the finalised agreement.
The official declined to get into what would constitute ‘major changes’ except for saying that it would be difficult to decrease the number of seats which each airline had been allowed.
04/07/13 Business Line
