Govt finalises air bubble pact with Sri Lanka, whole 28 now

India has established a bilateral air bubble association with Sri Lanka for operation of particular worldwide passenger flights between the 2 nations, the Civil Aviation Ministry mentioned on Saturday.
With this, India now has such pacts with 28 nations, together with 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 nations, particular worldwide passenger flights could be operated by their airways into one another’s territories underneath restrictive circumstances.

“India has finalized an air bubble agreement with Sri Lanka, making it the 6th such arrangement in SAARC region and the 28th in total,” the Civil Aviation Ministry mentioned on Twitter.
“All the eligible passengers will be able to travel between the 2 countries in the near future,” it famous.
Scheduled worldwide flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020 as a result of coronavirus pandemic.

However, particular worldwide passenger flights have been working underneath the Vande Bharat Mission since May final 12 months and underneath bilateral air bubble preparations since July.