Indian carriers will soon be able to operate unlimited flights from Gaya, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Visakhapatnam, Port Blair and 13 other Indian cities to Mynamar.
This follows the two Governments agreeing on a revised agreement on allowing flights between the two countries. Official sources told Business Line that the agreement will be initialled during the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to Myanmar which is expected to take place towards the end of the month. The agreement also proposes allowing Indian carriers to fly onwards from Myanmar to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. At the moment Indian carriers are only allowed to fly between India and Myanmar. “The real money spinner for Indian carriers is likely to be the decision to allow unlimited flights from 18 Indian cities to Myanmar. The Myanmar-Gaya sector is likely to see a lot of interest given the interest among Buddhists to travel there,” a senior Government said.