India-Malaysia to review air pact
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In the wake of rising demand in the civil aviation sector, India and Malaysia have agreed to review their air service agreement signed in 1967 to ensure airline operators from both sides enjoy better traffic rights, Bernama has reported.
“Both sides have agreed to discuss and consult their respective agencies to update the agreement. We need to include new clauses like tariff, security and cooperation in marketing,” the report quoted Malaysia’s Transport Ministry Under-Secretary, P. Chandrasekaran, as saying.
During the talks with the Indian Civil Aviation officials, Malaysia is thought to have asked India for more traffic rights for Malaysian carriers to fly to bustling Indian cities. Based on the existing agreement, Malaysia is allotted 20,400 seats to fly to six metropolitan cities – Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.
MAS has now asked for permission to fly to Kathmandu and Dhaka from the six Indian destinations, according to Mr Chandrasekaran.
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