Air Transport

India has bilateral Air Service Agreement with 103 countries. Recently, new Air Services Agreement have been signed with Mexico and Chile. Air transport is the fastest mode of transport. It has reduced geographical distances, making the world a village.

The main advantages and disadvantages of the air transport are:

1. With the help of air-transport one can easily reach the remote and difficult terrains, like mountains, deserts, thick-forests, deserts, and marshy lands.

2. It is the fastest mode of transportation.

3. Air-transport plays a vital role at the time of emergency like a war situation and in the event of natural calamities like earthquakes, cyclones, famines, floods, droughts, epidemics, etc.

4. Aii-transport is, however, adversely affected at the occurrence of fog, mist, and stormy weather.