Robert Blake, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the United States in New Delhi, told mediapersons here over the weekend that New Delhi and Washington would be signing an Open Sky Treaty in April, which would replace a 50-year old aviation policy between the two countries.
The new pact is likely to benefit airline passengers and cargo services in both countries, according to Indian and American aviation officials. Under this treaty,new routes, reciprocal airlines services, better passengers facilities between the two nations would be taken up. Apart from Delhi and Mumbai, now people would be able to fly directly from new destinations like Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.With more direct flights, both governments expect at least two million passengers to travel to and from between the two countries.
