India seeks open skies deal with Bangladesh

[BanglaBhoot]

India on Monday expressed its intention to sign an open skies agreement with Bangladesh promising to liberalise rules and regulations of the international aviation industry and create a free-market environment for the airline industries of the neighbouring countries.
Indian high commissioner Harsha Vardhan Shringla expressed his country’s interest to Bangladesh civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon in a meeting at the ministry.
Menon said that India made the proposal for open skies policy but ‘our position is different since our aviation industries are not capable enough to go with the policy.’
According to aviation sector insiders, the primary objectives of open skies are to liberalise the rules for international aviation markets and minimise government intervention as it applies to passenger, all-cargo, and combination air transportation as well as scheduled and charter services.
‘It will allow India to operate unlimited number of flights to and from Bangladesh and beyond, destroying our market,’ an aviation expert said.
Bangladesh currently has air service agreement with India allowing more than 60 flights – both passengers and cargos – to and from both countries in a week.
The officials said that the Indian high commissioner’s meeting was meant for upcoming prime minister-level meeting between the two countries expected to be held in New Delhi on December 18.
Indian daily The Hindu reported on June 16 that India approved the country’s first National Civil Aviation Policy and would make an open skies policy for countries beyond the 5,000km radius from New Delhi on a reciprocal basis with a view to have unlimited access of their airlines from European or SAARC countries, leading to increased flight frequencies with these countries.
With tiny fleets of two dozen carriers, Bangladeshi airlines — Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Novo Air, Regent Airways and US-Bangla — either operate flight or are planning to operate Indian destination while Jet Airways with 117 aircrafts and Air India with 118 aircrafts operate almost regular flight. Air India Express on Sunday re-started low cost Dhaka-Kolkata flights four times a week with connection to Singapore.
SpiceJet with 42 aircrafts will start operation in Dhaka and Chittagong in December.
India’s biggest aviation venture Indigo with existing 119 aircraft and 420 aircrafts on order is schedule to start operation in Bangladesh from March.
Some 1,75,199 passengers travelled on air between India and Bangladesh in third quarter in this year.
A release issued by the ministry on Monday said that Shringla discussed with the minister over launching flights from Dhaka-Delhi, Dhaka-Bangalore and Dhaka-Gowhati routes.
According to the release, the Indian envoy said that if passengers from Shillong, the capital of Indian northeast state Meghalaya, could use MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet, they could comfortably travel to London. They also could travel to tourist city Cox’s Bazar from Sylhet, it read.

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[Nilgiri]

Well it would help Bangladesh medical tourists fly directly to places like Bangalore from Dhaka rather than take circuitous routes through Kolkata, Delhi etc.

Remember that hassle @BDforever ?

 

[Banglar Bir]

WHAT ALL OTHER FREE FACILITIES DO THEY NEED? HAVEN'T THEY LOOTED ENOUGH AND WHAT DID WE GET IN RETURN? ZERO.

 

[TopCat]

Only if our airlines are allowed to operate in Indian domestic market...
Bring it on!!

 

[Bilal9]

Open skies is not a one-way street.

If India wants fifth freedom rights from Bangladesh then Bangladesh should get the same from India too.

But I don't think our airlines will make money with this deal. Indian passengers will not ride Bangladeshi carriers (veg options etc. is only a start). Bangladeshi passengers are not as fussy, especially with food.

Indian airlines however will land good business, with very lucrative labor traffic to middle east and Malaysia from Dhaka.

Bangladeshi airlines are not run as efficiently, have older equipment (planes) and India being a larger country has better crew training for their airlines, especially private ones.

 

[TopCat]

Open skies is not a one-way street.

If India wants fifth freedom rights from Bangladesh then Bangladesh should get the same from India too.

But I don't think our airlines will make money with this deal.

BD will gain if we are allowed in Indian domestic.

 

[Banglar Bir]

ALWAYS ON THE LOOSER END, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK ANYTHING IN RETURN. DESPERATELY SEEKING FOR ALMIGHTY'S BLESSINGS AND SAHEED PRESIDENT GENERAL ZIA UR RAHMAN TO MITIGATE OUR IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

Jalal Uddin Ahmed Well done the explanation of history and forthcoming situations. Very unfortunate that peoples are not aware all facts, even below 1% are involved in Internet media and 99% are in dark. Almighty Merciful ALLAH knows better the future and time of people feelings of understanding as well as movement....

Shipu Sam এবং পরবর্তী ধাপে তারা বাংলাদেশের নারীদের অবাধ সম্ভোগের অধিকারও চাইবে, নিশ্চিত থাকেন
Ehteshamul Haque Totally agreeing with you....Is Bangladesh Armed forces sleeping ....!!!!!

Shah Syed Redwan Ullah That is not job of Armed force,common people of the country should come forward if each person take a stone,that will be more powerful then a bomb

Abdullah Al-Mamun right bi আড় কী বাকী আছে???

Noman Onepiece Ahmon kono manush ke ni, je ai desh ke bachabe , jalem sorkarer hath theke

Md Rahamat Ali বাঙালিরা ঘুমিয়ে থাক

 

[nair]

ALWAYS ON THE LOOSER END, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK ANYTHING IN RETURN. DESPERATELY SEEKING FOR ALMIGHTY'S BLESSINGS AND SAHEED PRESIDENT GENERAL ZIA UR RAHMAN TO MITIGATE OUR IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

My friend there is a button which has "Caps Lock" written on your key board...... Its time you hit that button for once.....

 

[TopCat]

Open skies is not a one-way street.

If India wants fifth freedom rights from Bangladesh then Bangladesh should get the same from India too.

But I don't think our airlines will make money with this deal. Indian passengers will not ride Bangladeshi carriers (veg options etc. is only a start). Bangladeshi passengers are not as fussy, especially with food.

Indian airlines however will land good business, with very lucrative labor traffic to middle east and Malaysia from Dhaka.

Bangladeshi airlines are not run as efficiently, have older equipment (planes) and India being a larger country has better crew training for their airlines, especially private ones.

Bangladesh does not operate older planes.
But the problem here is due to larger reach in Indian domestic, Indian airlines will have unfair advantage over BD airlines while carrying passenger to and from India. For Instance BD carrier can only carry passenger to their international airport but a Indian carrier can carry them to any airport by their domestic interchange. So BD carrier will loose to Indian carrier while India is a lucrative market.

 

[Nilgiri]

Open skies is not a one-way street.

If India wants fifth freedom rights from Bangladesh then Bangladesh should get the same from India too.

But I don't think our airlines will make money with this deal. Indian passengers will not ride Bangladeshi carriers (veg options etc. is only a start). Bangladeshi passengers are not as fussy, especially with food.

Indian airlines however will land good business, with very lucrative labor traffic to middle east and Malaysia from Dhaka.

Bangladeshi airlines are not run as efficiently, have older equipment (planes) and India being a larger country has better crew training for their airlines, especially private ones.

Yep I think open skies is win win. It will bring more competition to both countries and more codeshare and alliances can be formed especially for budget airlines.

India would not be concerned with opening up its market to BD airlines....Indian market is quite extensively developed already and BD would also have to compete with Sri Lankan Airlines, Emirates and others too.

Pretty sure BD consumer will benefit and BD airlines will have to get ship shape (both survive in their own market and also to try expand into Indian one)....so its a good thing for BD in the long run.

 

[Jugger]

I am all for open skies, go for it.
Tourism will bring in growth for bangladesh and india.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Indian daily The Hindu reported on June 16 that India approved the country’s first National Civil Aviation Policy and would make an open skies policy for countries beyond the 5,000km radius from New Delhi on a reciprocal basis with a view to have unlimited access of their airlines from European or SAARC countries, leading to increased flight frequencies with these countries.

Something's wrong... Bangladesh falls within the 5,000 km radius from New Delhi, that means an open sky agreement with Bangladesh would be against the Civil Aviation Policy of India... Am I missing anything?

We haven't signed any FTA with India though, despite continuous insistence from India...

 

[Nilgiri]

Something's wrong... Bangladesh falls within the 5,000 km radius from New Delhi, that means an open sky agreement with Bangladesh would be against the Civil Aviation Policy of India... Am I missing anything?

We haven't signed any FTA with India though, despite continuous insistence from India...

The policy is:

The government will enter into an 'Open Sky' policy arrangement on a reciprocal basis with SAARC countries and countries located beyond 5,000 km from Delhi.

 

[extra terrestrial]

The policy is:

The government will enter into an 'Open Sky' policy arrangement on a reciprocal basis with SAARC countries and countries located beyond 5,000 km from Delhi.

Makes sense...

 

[Exiled_Soldier]

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