Keflavik Agreement Keflavik Agreement The Keflavík Agreement ("Keflavíkursamningurinn") was an agreement made in 1946 between the government of the United States and the newly established Republic of Iceland, following the conclusion of World War II. This agreement stipulated that the American army would leave the country within nine months and that the Icelanders would take possession of Keflavík Airport. With this agreement, all former agreements would be annulled. The conditions of the agreement did not last long, however. In 1951, a new agreement was made through NATO. According to this defense treaty, the United States accepted responsibility for the defence of Iceland
Chennai International Airport near Pallavaram to which, passenger operations were shifted. The new domestic terminal was commissioned in 1985 and the international terminal was commissioned in 1989. The old terminal building is now used as a cargo terminal and is the base for the Indian courier company Blue Dart. On 23 September 1999, a centre for flowers, fruits and vegetables was commissioned at the cargo terminal. The new international departure terminal was commissioned in 2003. In 2001, Chennai Airport became the first international airport in the country to receive ISO 9001-2000 certification. During the early days, Madras Airport was one of the largest