JEDDAH, 30 December 2002 — Civil aviation officials of the Kingdom and India yesterday decided to increase the number of regular flights to 30 per week between the two countries.
Under an agreement reached at the talks, Saudia will operate flights to Cochin in addition to its existing destinations — Bombay, New Delhi and Madras.
The Saudi-Indian talks were co-chaired by President of Civil Aviation Dr. Ali ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Khalaf and Indian Civil Aviation Secretary Roy Paul who arrived in the Kingdom on Saturday.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed a well-defined strategy of aviation operation between the two countries.
They also agreed to increase the number of airline seats available on the route in order to cope with the increasing volume of traffic between Saudi Arabia and India. (SPA)
