India and Canada to discuss open skies agreement, increase flights

At present Air India and Air Canada have 29 non-stop flights a week between Canada and Delhi; there are demands for Amritsar-Canada, while Mumbai airport too is looking to re-establish connection

India and Canada are working on an open skies agreement which would allow airlines from both sides to operate unlimited flights between the two countries.

“India and Canada have agreed to step up number of direct flights and to work towards an open skies regime,” India’s high commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria tweeted following a meeting between civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Canada’s transport minister Omar Alghabra on Tuesday.

At present Air India and Air Canada operate 29 non-stop flights per week between Canada and Delhi. There are demands to start direct flights between Amritsar and Canada while Mumbai airport too