Climbdown in aviation row with United States
India is considering establishing “individual bilateral bubbles” with the US, the UK, Germany and France, allowing the airlines of each country in the pact to operate international passenger flights, said the aviation ministry on Tuesday.
The ministry’s statement has come after the US department of transportation announced on Monday that it has barred Air India from operating chartered flights between India and the United States from July 22 without its prior approval, in an apparent retaliation for the Indian government not allowing American carriers to operate between the two countries.
The aviation ministry said, “As we contemplate further opening up in response to demands, we are looking at the prospect of establishing individual bilateral bubbles, India-US, India-France, India-Germany, India-UK.
