India inked on a preliminary pact with Greece for bilateral Air Services Agreement that proposes to allow unlimited points of call for domestic airlines in the European nation. Seeking to improve international air connectivity for Indian carriers, the government has been entering into air services pacts with many countries besides making efforts to re-negotiate existing agreements. Civil Aviation Secretary RN Choubey said India and Greece have signed an MoU for Air Services Agreement (ASA) under the ‘open sky’ policy. According to Choubey, this is also the first MoU with a country under the provisions of the new civil aviation policy. For the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), the Civil Aviation Ministry expects to soon ink pacts with Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh, Choubey said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 07, 2016 10:07 UTC