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India and Germany today signed a Memorandum Of Understanding updating the existing Air Services Agreement (ASA) between the two countries. The delegations representing the two Governments met in New Delhi on 24-25 May, 2005 to work out the arrangements governing the air services between the two countries.
As per the revised Air Services Agreement the existing Route Schedule would be amended to provide for:
Grant of access to Hyderabad, Goa and Kochi as additional points of call in India, without intermediate 5th freedom traffic rights, for the designated airlines of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Grant of access to three additional points of call (to be specified by India) in the Federal Republic of Germany, without intermediate 5th freedom traffic rights, for the designated airlines of India.
Grant of access to any point beyond for the designated airlines of both sides including the exercise of 5th freedom traffic rights to/from these beyond points by the designated airlines of both sides on all their services.
The designated airlines of each side would be permitted to operate a total of 50 frequencies per week in each direction, with an aircraft with capacity not exce
Effective :
Number of Frequencies per week
Winter 2005/06
42
Summer 2006
50
eding that of a B747, in a phased manner, as follows:
Within the above capacity entitlements, the designated airlines of the Federal Republic of Germany will be permitted to operate a maximum of 7 frequencies to/through any point of call in India, excluding Delhi. The designated airlines of the Federal Republic of Germany will be permitted to operate a maximum of 20 frequencies to/through Delhi, in a phased manner, as follows :
Effective
Number of Frequencies per week
Winter 2005/06
14
Summer 2006
17
Winter 2006/07
20
The permission granted to Lufthansa, one of the designated airlines of the Federal Republic of Germany, to operate 5 additional frequencies (2 to Bangalore and 3 to Hyderabad) on a provisional basis up to 31 May 2005 would be extended further till the end of the Summer 2005 time table period.
The designated airlines of both sides would be permitted to operate as many frequencies as they wish, with any aircraft type, from any point(s) in their home country, via any point(s), to any point(s) in the territory of the other country and beyond to any point(s) and vice versa, including with traffic rights.
The delegations agreed to meet again in mid 2006 to further discuss air services’ matters, including the use of Airbus A380 aircraft.
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