Air travel agreement soon with US, France and Germany.

India may create travel corridors with us UK France and Germany to facilitate travel during the pandemic.

Presently air airlines like air France Lufthansa and United are allowed to to operate flights mainly to fly eligible people out of India. But under special arrangement travellers as per the MHA travel eligibility order Travis will be able to fly both in and out of India an airlines of Germany France America and India.

Lufthansa website says “as per the approval given by the Director General of civil Aviation, only following persons shall be allowed to travel on this special repatriation flights: All German and EU nationals/ residents; all other foreign nationals transiting through Lufthansa hub…and Indian nationals holding US green card or Canadian permanent resident status only permitted on this special repatriation flight if he/she is a spouse of US/Canadian national''.

And air pact made with other countries, their airlines will also reciprocally carry passengers in and out of India as per MHA directives.

The MHA currently allows certain categories of foreign nationals including overseas citizen of India card holders to enter India.

This includes foreign national student and foreign nationals married to Indian citizens with one parent being an OCI card holder or an Indian citizen minor children who have OCI cards and whose parents are Indian citizens.

Recently us France Germany have arcs India to allow their airlines to operate flights.

A “special arrangement” aerial connectivity could roll out between India and the US, France and Germany within a week. Airlines of both sides will be allowed to operate flights and carry passengers in and out of India who are eligible to do so under the home ministry rules, said an official.