- The agreement allows all eligible passengers to travel between the two countries by operating special international passenger flights between both countries.
- The announcement for the same was made by the Civil Aviation Ministry of India.
- India has signed this as the 6th such arrangement in the SAARC nations and 28th in total.
- This agreement was signed with an aim to resume flights between both nations during this pandemic situation of COVID-19 and to allow people to relocate to their destinations.
- Currently, India has signed bilateral air bubble agreements with 27 nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, the UK, and the US.
- Static Part:
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Civil Aviation: Hardeep Singh Puri
Question:
Q.1 In April 2021, India signed an air bubble agreement with which country?
a. Maldives
b. Indonesia
c. Sri Lanka
d. Kazakhstan
a. Maldives
b. Indonesia
c. Sri Lanka
d. Kazakhstan
