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<p>Air services between the UK and India are subject to the UK-India Air Services
Agreement (ASA – a bilateral treaty that determines who can fly where and when). The
ASA allows a wide range of “traffic rights” between our two countries and additional
frequencies were recently agreed following bilateral negotiations in New Delhi.</p><p><br>
There are very few remaining restrictions on air services between UK regional airports
and points in India and, for example, there are no restrictions on air services by
UK or Indian airlines between points in the UK and Gujarat. However, whether or not
to operate is a commercial decision for airlines.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of
the ASA, both Parties are able to designate airlines to operate direct scheduled services
between the UK and India. Currently two Indian airlines have been formally designated
by the Indian authorities to operate such services and hold Foreign Carrier Permits
issued by the UK CAA.</p><p> </p><p>Data on commercial flight operations is collected
and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The total number of commercial
flights operated at each airport in the UK between April 2020 and March 2023 is available
from Table 6 of monthly CAA UK airport data: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fairports%2Fuk-airport-data%2F&data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=A2BdsE9Hs%2FstHayoN5zAxXpLNCVBhZILso2wx9wg%2F9o%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/</a>.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The total number of commercial flights operated from UK airports to
airports in each destination country including India between April 2020 and March
2023 is available from the “Full Analysis Arrival Departure” tables of monthly CAA
flight punctuality statistics: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fflight-punctuality%2Fuk-flight-punctuality-statistics%2F&data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cd7GkLz42hJV6YA3eJQAaMAqpopHhu8ShvXuqVBfX4E%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/</a>.</p><p><strong>
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