India, Morocco join hands to enable greater air connectivity through modernized agreement

New Delhi, September 20: India and Morocco on Wednesday signed the revised Air Services Agreement between the two countries enabling greater connectivity through a modernized agreement.

 

Notably, the signing of the agreement will enable code sharing with airlines of other party as well as greater freedom in mounting direct flights. The delegation of the both India and Morocco have met three times in the past years wherein they have worked towards liberalization of markets between the two countries and updating of the existing Air Services Agreement.

The two sides also cleared the legal and technical difficulties and agreed to a modern new text for the Air Services Agreement. The MoU was signed between Mohammed Sajid, Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft and Social Economy who signed for the Moroccan side and the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu signed for the Indian side.

This milestone is an enabler for greater air connectivity between India and Morocco and will enable the airlines of each side to enter into a codeshare with airlines of other party, as well as provide greater freedom in mounting direct flights. These developments in the Civil Aviation sector will enable the people of each country to travel to the other country leading to better economic and cultural ties.