British Airways lists India as second largest market after US

New Delhi: Observing that India was a "voluminous route", British Airways has listed the India as the second largest market after the US and the third after Australia in terms of its revenue share.
The premier airline, which used to operate 19 weekly flights to Indian destinations two years ago, now operates 43 services from London Heathrow to five cities here.
"India will be the next biggest after the US in the long-haul market. ... As far as revenues are concerned, India is the third largest closely competing with Australia (in the second place after the US). Our plans are to stay big here," Robbie Baird, BA's Area General Manager for the Asia-Pacific region, told PTI here.
Asked whether the British carrier would deploy the largest aircraft, Airbus A-380, or the long-haul Boeing B-787s on the India sector, he said the airline's policy was to consolidate and then expand on the existing network.
26/10/07 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Oct 2007