Air India braces up for Jet’s Gulf entry

New Delhi: Air India is not worried about the Government decision to allow Jet Airways to start operating flights to the Gulf region from early next year.
Speaking to Business Line soon after the Government decision was made public, the Air India Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas, said that the airline was ready to take on competition.
“The airline has already drawn plans to increase flights to the region which should start during the forthcoming winter schedule,” Mr Thulasidas said.
The airline has embarked on a plan of inducting more aircraft and along with its low cost subsidiary Air India Express plans to expand its footprint in the region.
Further, the airline is planning to operate three additional flights on the Kochi-Kozhikode-Doha route thereby offering passengers the option of a daily service, apart from starting flights between Jaipur and Lucknow to Dubai.
Plans are also being drawn up to operate three times a week on the Mumbai-Nagpur-Dubai-Nagpur-Mumbai sector and the Mumbai-Goa-Dubai and return sectors.
16/09/07 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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