INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The ongoing air bubble disagreement between India and Germany has taken a turn for the worse
Germany has now withdrawn permission for Air India to operate flights to Frankfurt
The German move comes after Lufthansa had cancelled all its India flights till October 20
At the moment, France is the only EU country with which India currently has flights under the air bubble agreement
AI and Lufthansa will resume flights between India and Germany from later this month
While India and Germany have excellent relations trouble has been brewing on the aviation front for some time now
Last month, India had asked Lufthansa and Air France to fly Indian citizens only between India and EU under the air bubble agreement
The EU airlines were offering tickets between North America and India also under the bubble
Then there was concern at the disparity of number of flights being operated by AI and Lufthansa under the bubble
In spite of this disparity, we offered to clear 7 flights a week for Lufthansa which was not accepted by them
In October Lufthansa had scheduled flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai
increasing, it is regrettable that Lufthansa is currently being unnecessarily restricted in its ability to serve its loyal Indian customers
temporary travel agreement, Lufthansa is set to continue serving the Indian people in these unprecedented times as it has done for decades:
