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Aviation push: India’s open sky policy, that allows foreign air cargo carriers to operate out of all airports across India, recently got a lease of life. The Union Civil Aviation Ministry, last week renewed India’s open sky policy for foreign cargo airlines. In 2020, the Ministry had restricted foreign cargo airline operations to just six airports across the country.
The open sky policy amendment comes as a shot in the arm for India’s capacity to handle international cargo, which was up at 15.29 lakh metric tonnes (MT) in 2022-23, witnessing a 7.5 per cent YoY growth. In the passenger air travel segment too, India has witnessed an uptick. Domestic air traffic in January this year stood at 13.12 million passengers, almost 4.7 per cent YoY growth. With a post-Covid recovery, air travel in India, as per aviation body CAPA is projected to witness 10-20 per cent growth in the next one year. Will the open sky policy fulfill India’s air…
