Dubai tops international flight frequency chart

Mumabi: Flights connecting Mumbai and Delhi, India’s largest international hubs, to various cities around the world have almost doubled in the past two years. Liberal bilateral agreements have led to more international airlines getting permission to fly into India. The opening up of the aviation sector is in sharp contrast to the earlier governments’ policy of tighter controls to protect Air India.
In June, airlines will operate 13,040 flights offering over 2.8 million seats from India to various international cities. This is a 9% growth in the number of seats compared with June last year. A snapshot of the top 10 overseas destinations from the two airports, based on data available with international flight data and solutions company OAG, gives a clearer idea of the new league tables. Dubai tops in terms of flight connections from India with about 85 flights a week, operated mainly by Emirates, Air India and Indian. It is followed by London with 83 flights. Both destinations have seen a huge increase in the number of flights in the last two years, with several new airlines starting operations.
18/06/07 Cuckoo Paul/EconomicTimes

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2007, General Aviation Jun 2007