New Delhi, 01 August 2022: Any designated foreign airline can operate to/from a point in India if it is designated as a point of call in the bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) signed between India and the country which has designated the airline. India has signed ASAs with 116 foreign countries the list of which is attached at Annexure.
Indian designated carriers are free to mount scheduled operations to/from any international airport, including Kannur International Airport, under the ambit of bilateral ASAs concluded by India with foreign countries. Currently, due to significant imbalance in the number of points of call in favour of foreign carriers, the Government of India is not granting any non-metro airport as a new point of call to any foreign carrier for the purpose of operating passenger services.
Annexure
List of foreign countries with which India has signed Air Service Agreements
| Sl. No. | Name of the Country | Sl. No. | Name of the Country | Sl. No. | Name of the Country | ||
| 1. | Afghanistan | 46. | Italy | 91. | Slovakia | ||
| 2. | Algeria | 47. | Jamaica | 92. | Slovenia | ||
| 3. | Armenia | 48. | Japan | 93. | South Africa | ||
| 4. | Australia | 49. | Jordan | 94. | Spain | ||
| 5. | Austria | 50. | Kazakhstan | 95. | Sri Lanka | ||
| 6. | Azerbaijan | 51. | Kenya | 96. | Sweden | ||
| 7. | Bahrain | 52. | Kuwait | 97. | Switzerland | ||
| 8. | Bangladesh | 53. | Kyrgyzstan | 98. | Syria | ||
| 9. | Barbados | 54. | Lao PDR | 99. | Taiwan | ||
| 10. | Belarus | 55. | Latvia | 100. | Tajikistan | ||
| 11. | Belgium | 56. | Lebanon | 101. | Tanzania | ||
| 12. | Bhutan | 57. | Lesotho | 102. | Thailand | ||
| 13. | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 58. | Lithuania | 103. | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| 14. | Botswana | 59. | Luxembourg | 104. | Tunisia | ||
| 15. | Brazil | 60. | Macao | 105. | Turkey | ||
| 16. | Brunei | 61. | Madagascar | 106. | Turkmenistan | ||
| 17. | Bulgaria | 62. | Malaysia | 107. | UAE | ||
| 18. | Cambodia | 63. | Maldives | 108. | UK | ||
| 19. | Canada | 64. | Malta | 109. | Uganda | ||
| 20. | Chile | 65. | Mauritius | 110. | Ukraine | ||
| 21. | China | 66. | Mongolia | 111. | USA | ||
| 22. | Croatia | 67. | Mexico | 112. | Uzbekistan | ||
| 23. | Cyprus | 68. | Morocco | 113. | Vietnam | ||
| 24. | Czech Republic | 69. | Mozambique | 114. | Yemen | ||
| 25. | Denmark | 70. | Myanmar | 115. | Zambia | ||
| 26. | Djibouti | 71. | Nepal | 116. | Zimbabwe | ||
| 27. | Dominican Republic | 72. | Netherlands | ||||
| 28. | Egypt | 73. | New Zealand | ||||
| 29. | Ethiopia | 74. | Nigeria | ||||
| 30. | Fiji | 75. | Norway | ||||
| 31. | Finland | 76. | Oman | ||||
| 32. | France | 77. | Pakistan | ||||
| 33. | Georgia | 78. | Philippines | ||||
| 34. | Germany | 79. | Poland | ||||
| 35. | Ghana | 80. | Portugal | ||||
| 36. | Greece | 81. | Qatar | ||||
| 37. | Guyana | 82. | Rwanda | ||||
| 38. | Hong Kong | 83. | Republic of Korea | ||||
| 39. | Hungary | 84. | Russia | ||||
| 40. | Iceland | 85. | Romania | ||||
| 41. | Indonesia | 86. | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 42. | Iran | 87. | Serbia | ||||
| 43. | Iraq | 88. | Senegal | ||||
| 44. | Ireland | 89. | Seychelles | ||||
| 45. | Israel | 90. | Singapore |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.