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Look beyond Heathrow, UK government tells Indian airlines

India-UK to revise air services agreement

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Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
United Kingdom government wants Indian airlines to look beyond the slot-constrained London Heathrow airport and add flights to Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.

At present Air India and Jet Airways operate to London Heathrow but are unable to add more flights because of slot constraints. Air India also flies to Birmingham at present.

UK' aviation minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, who is in India to negotiate a new air service agreement with India, held discussion with chief executives of Jet Airways and Vistara on Wednesday. India and United Kingdom already have a limited open skies pact.

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