Now, Germany withdraws permission for AI Frankfurt flights till October 14; 12 flights cancelled
NEW DELHI: The ongoing air bubble disagreement between India and Germany has taken a turn for the worse. Germany has now withdrawn permission for Air India to operate flights to Frankfurt. “All our flights to and from Frankfurt till October 14 have been cancelled due to that withdrawal of permission by German authorities,” said an Air India official. Twelve AI flights — 10 on Delhi-Frankfurt and two on Bengaluru-Frankfurt — have been cancelled till October 14. The German move comes after Lufthansa had cancelled all its India flights till October 20.
At the moment, France is the only EU country with which India currently has flights under the air bubble agreement. AI and Lufthansa will resume flights between India and Germany from later this month.
Lufthansa cancels India flights over ‘air bubble’ dispute
Lufthansa cancels India flights over ‘air bubble’ dispute
While India and Germany have excellent relations trouble has been brewing on the aviation front for some time now. Last month, India had asked Lufthansa and Air France to fly Indian citizens only between India and EU under the air bubble agreement. The EU airlines were offering tickets between North America and India also under the bubble.
