A Maldivian Delegation led by its Minister of Transport and Communication, Dr. Ahmed Shamheed met Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh in New Delhi today. The two sides discussed possibilities of enhancing cooperation in the field of civil aviation including increasing air links between Indian cities and Male and strengthening of infrastructure at the Male International Airport by GMR.
The issue which came up was bilateral air services agreement between the two countries.The current agreement does not allow flights to and from Maldives with a carrying capacity of more than 150. However, all airlines flying to Maldives other than Air India are flying with capacity higher than 150.
Ajit Singh said that India will relook the agreement which will help in boosting tourism between the two countries. The two sides also took note of certain airlines including Island Aviation, Spice Jet and Mega Maldivesplanning flights to connect Mumbai/Delhi/Chennai with Male. The Maldivian side was requested to take proactive steps to facilitate these flights.
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