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Pradeep Kumar

12/04/21 09:25 AM IST

Air bubble pact

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India has established a bilateral air bubble arrangement with Sri Lanka for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries

Highlights
  • With this, India now has such pacts with 28 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, the UAE, the UK and the United States.
  • Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated by their airlines into each other’s territories under restrictive conditions.
  • India has finalized an air bubble agreement with Sri Lanka, making it the 6th such arrangement in SAARC region .
  • All the eligible passengers will be able to travel between the 2 countries in the near future.
Air bubble pact
  • Transport Bubbles” or “Air Travel Arrangements” are temporary arrangements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • They are reciprocal in nature, meaning airlines from both countries enjoy similar benefits.
Source: The Hindu

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