An air bubble is a bilateral arrangement with a set of regulations and restrictions in which the carriers of the two countries can operate international flights
The Civil Aviation Ministry today said that India has established individual bilateral air bubble arrangement with Sri Lanka for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries.
An air bubble is a bilateral arrangement with a set of regulations and restrictions in which the carriers of the two countries can operate international flights.
“India has finalized an air bubble agreement with Sri Lanka, making it the 6th such arrangement in SAARC region and the 28th in total,” the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Twitter.
“All the eligible passengers will be able to travel between the 2 countries in the near future,” it noted.
Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
India now has such pacts with 28 countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Japan, the Maldives, Nigeria, Qatar, the UAE, the UK and the USA.
India has already established individual bilateral bubbles with France, Germany and the US that will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights.