Virgin eyes India's domestic aviation market

New Delhi: Britain's Virgin group will soon enter India's mobile phone market and make animated films, even as it awaits government nod to fly the domestic aviation space, its founder Sir Richard Branson said here Monday.
'In time, India will have to open its aviation market,' Sir Richard told a press conference here, referring to the present policy where only domestic companies enjoy ninth freedom rights - that is permission to fly the domestic sector.
Branson also said Virgin was keen to expand its operations between Britain and India. 'We are trying to get permission to expand our international market. We fly daily to Delhi and Mumbai. More people are coming to India now,' he said.
He said Virgin was also keen to fly the Airbus A-380 aircraft to India - six of which are expected to join its fleet in 2009. But for that to happen the Delhi and Mumbai airports must be upgraded, he added.
19/11/07 IANS/Earthtimes, UK

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