India Signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement With 116 Countries: Full List Here

The Indian government has activated bilateral air service agreements with 116 countries and is allowing foreign carriers to serve India to add more flights to the country’s metropolitan cities in an effort to increase and expand connectivity between India and nations around the world.

In a written response to the Parliament, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen VK Singh (retd) stated that India has signed bilateral Air Services Agreements (ASA) with 116 foreign countries.

“The Indian government has activated bilateral air service agreements with 116 countries and is allowing foreign carriers to serve India to add more flights to the country’s metropolitan cities in an effort to increase and expand connectivity between India and nations around the world.”

He went on to say that travel industry experts believe the government’s move to sign ASA will benefit passengers and may bring down the airfares.

Indian designated carriers are free to mount scheduled operations to/from any international airport, including Kannur International Airport, under the ambit of bilateral ASAs concluded by India with foreign countries.

The following is a list of foreign countries with which India has signed Air Service Agreements;

Currently, due to a significant imbalance in the number of points of call in favour of foreign carriers, the Government of India is not granting any non-metro airport as a new point of call to any foreign carrier for the purpose of operating passenger services.