Open skies agreement not to affect A-I, IA, says govt
New Delhi: The Indian government has said that it has protected the interest of the domestic national carriers, Air-India and Indian Airlines, while signing the open skies agreement with ASEAN. The two carriers will be able to launch flights to South-east Asian destinations on a reciprocal basis.

A civil aviation ministry official was quoted as saying: "The existing terms of the agreements including codeshare/block space arrangement with the Indian carriers will be honoured." This means, all the existing agreements with Air-India will be considered while allowing the Southeast Asian carriers to launch additional operations into Indian cities.
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