UAE-India travel agreement to be reviewed on July 20: Hardeep Singh Puri

UAE-India travel agreement to be reviewed on July 20: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Minister said the arrangements MoCA has with Middle East carriers is for an initial phase of two-weeks.





The travel agreement between India and UAE will be reviewed on July 20, said Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Hardeep Singh Puri during a press briefing Thursday.

The Minister said the arrangements MoCA has with Middle East carriers is for an initial phase of two-weeks. "We will see how the operations are conducted in the coming days, and based on that we will review the arrangement. We are barely three days on the start of the operation with the UAE, which began on July 12," explained Puri.

"Now based on factors such as demand, we will request the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to review the arrangement on July 18, 19, or 20, and see how much an extension can be offered and to what time period. It also depends on the demand from the sector," he added.

Bilateral air bubbles only way to travel amid pandemic

He underlined that bilateral air bubbles will be the way to resume international travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Commenting on the resumption of normal civil aviation operations in India, Puri said the decision largely depends on