Asian regional airlines like Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines and even Eurasian Turkish Airlines have come out against India's proposal of opening up skies for airlines from countries that are over 5,000 km away, saying that it would be disastrous for the region's airlines.
India proposed the open skies policy at the aviation summit in Hyderabad where the union minister for civil aviation was present. The policy was, however, endorsed by several foreign airlines.
An open sky policy allows airlines to operate unlimited flights between two countries.
The Indian government has proposed to allow airlines from countries that are over 5,000 km away from India to operate as many flights as they like.
Individually, however, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines want India to open up its skies for them. These countries favour bilateral agreements rather than a universal open skies policy.
Turkish Airlines is negotiating an open sky policy with India, according to a Business Line report, which quoted the airlines president and chief executive, Temel Kotil.
According to him, the Turkish Airline is working with Air India on a bilateral pact, even as the airline supported the Indian national carrier's entry into the Star Alliance, an alliance of 28 global airlines.
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India proposed the open skies policy at the aviation summit in Hyderabad where the union minister for civil aviation was present. The policy was, however, endorsed by several foreign airlines.
An open sky policy allows airlines to operate unlimited flights between two countries.
The Indian government has proposed to allow airlines from countries that are over 5,000 km away from India to operate as many flights as they like.
Individually, however, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines want India to open up its skies for them. These countries favour bilateral agreements rather than a universal open skies policy.
Turkish Airlines is negotiating an open sky policy with India, according to a Business Line report, which quoted the airlines president and chief executive, Temel Kotil.
According to him, the Turkish Airline is working with Air India on a bilateral pact, even as the airline supported the Indian national carrier's entry into the Star Alliance, an alliance of 28 global airlines.
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