India has signed agreements with Sri Lanka, Finland, Spain and three other countries whereby airlines from those nations can operate unlimited number of flights to six Indian metro airports.

Terming the pact as “Open Skies Agreement as per the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016”, the Indian Civil Aviation Ministry said the new arrangement would encourage connectivity and passenger travel between India and these countries.

The pacts allow unlimited number of flights to six metro airports namely Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai.

The agreement was signed during the recently concluded International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) 2016 at Nassau, Bahamas.

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