Etihad India manager pledges to campaign for more Indian routes

Etihad Airways' new country manager for India has pledged to campaign for the expansion of the airline's India network to India in 2008.
Neerja Bhatia, who has been Etihad Airways' acting country manager since summer 2007, having assisted with the launch of the Abu Dhabi-based carrier's new services to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, said India had "huge potential".
"It's one of the fastest growing economies in the world today and we have already showed an interest in eight new destinations," Bhatia told ATN.
Etihad Airways has Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Calicut on its radar as well as secondary markets such as Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Armristar and Calcutta said Bhatia.
The airline has already submitted requests to fly to these destinations with the Indian government.
Bhatia said she and the Etihad planning team were also working to identify other potential routes and said her job was to maintain close relationships with the Indian authorities in order for the carrier to see its expansion plans come to fruition.
28/01/08 Gemma Greenwood/ArabianBusiness.com, United Arab Emirates

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Categories: Foreign Jan 2008