By IANS,
Hyderabad : As economic ties grow with Africa, India will improve air connectivity with the continent, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said, adding that flights would be introduced to countries like Tanzania and Ethiopia.
“Africa is one region where we want to have more flights because our economic ties are growing,” the minister said while addressing a news conference at India Aviation 2012, the international conference and exhibition on civil aviation which began here Wednesday.
Ajit Singh said 500-600 new flights would be allowed this year with the allocation of traffic rights to private airlines under bilateral agreements.
“We will have new flights to countries like Tajikistan, Tanzania, Egypt, Ethiopia and Vietnam,” he said.
India is also looking to improve air connectivity with Europe and Australia, he added.