News / India renews open sky policy for foreign air cargo carriers

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In a significant move, India has liberalised its aviation policy to permit foreign cargo airlines to operate out of all its international airports – a mandate lasting three years.

“The open sky policy for foreign cargo carriers has been reviewed by the government,” said India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Under restrictions imposed in 2020 among Covid-related protocols, ad-hoc freighter operations by foreign carriers were allowed only from the six major airports – Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

Now, ...