CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for signing the revised Air Services Agreement between India and Philippines.

Detailed explanation-2: -India has open sky agreements with Greece, Jamaica, Guyana, Finland, the USA, Japan, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has recently signed an ‘open skies agreement’ with Greece. The agreement aims to allow an unlimited number of flights from India to Greece whereas Greece is allowed to make unlimited flights to 6 metro cities in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement with 116 countries | IBEF.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s Open Sky Policy: The National Civil Aviation Policy (2016) allows the government to enter into an ‘open sky’ air services agreement on a reciprocal basis with South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations as well as countries beyond a 5,000 kilometre radius from New Delhi.