Sri Lanka Inks Open Skies Pact With India

December 16, 2016

India has signed agreements with Sri Lanka, Finland, Spain and three other countries whereby airlines from those nations can operate unlimited number of flights to six Indian metro airports. 

Terming the pact as "Open Skies agreement as per NCAP (National Civil Aviation Policy) 2016", the Civil Aviation Ministry India said the new arrangement would encourage connectivity and passenger travel among these countries.

These agreements were signed during the recently concluded International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) 2016 at Nassau, Bahamas. 

According to the release, India held negotiations with 17 countries and 'Memorandum of Understanding' was signed with 12 countries at ICAN.