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MoU Signed Between India & China on Air Service Matters
New Delhi, March 21, 2008
The Aeronautical Authorities of the Republic of India and the
People’s Republic of China met in New Delhi on 19-20 March,
2008 for consultations on air service matters.
It has been decided by both the sides that the designated
airlines of both the countries will be entitled to operate to
any 3 beyond points with not more than 2 points in one region.
However, the intermediate points and beyond points and the
exercise of traffic rights to/from these points shall be
agreed upon by the two aeronautical authorities of the two
countries.
The Indian delegation has specified the United States of
America and Canada as one region, Australia and New Zealand as
the second region and Asia as the third region for the three
beyond times for the Indian carriers to operate the agreed
services. For China, Africa is one region, Middle-East
(including Gulf Area) is a second region and Europe the third
for the three beyond points for operations of the Chinese
carriers.
It has been agreed that the designated airlines of India may
operate beyond China to San Francisco with full 5th freedom
traffic rights.
The Chinese side shall be allowed to nominate a beyond point
in India with full 5th freedom traffic rights, at their
discretion at a later date.
Both sides have come to an agreement that the designated
airlines of each country shall be entitled to exercise beyond
5th freedom traffic rights on not more than 14 frequencies to
all the beyond points put together.
The Chinese delegation has forwarded to the Indian side the
complete set of documents regarding the operation of the Great
Wall Airlines from Shanghai to Mumbai and Chennai. The Indian
side will forward these documents to the concerned authorities
in the Indian Government for appropriate action.
The Indian delegation was headed by R.K. Singh, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Chinese
delegation was headed by Li Jiang Min, Director General,
Department of International Affairs and Cooperations, CAAC,
Peoples Republic of China.
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