India airline targets $2m rise in revenue

Manama: Air India and Indian Airlines, which are being merged, are expected to increase their net revenue out of Bahrain from $18 million to $20m a year, it was revealed yesterday.
Aviation industry veteran Meenakshi Mallik has arrived in Bahrain as country manager of both, which will now be known only as Air India.
Ms Mallik, who has more than 18 years' experience with Indian Airlines, was earlier the airline's airport manager at Calcutta International Airport, where she handled almost 90 flights a day.
"I am delighted to be in Bahrain at a challenging time when our two national carriers are being merged into one airline," she told the GDN.
"The merger process is now in the final stages, and in Bahrain we shall soon have only one office and one general sales agent (GSA)."
As Air India's country manager she is in charge of both Bahrain and Jordan, and as Indian Airlines' country manager she will be responsible for both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
"Jointly, both airlines made a net revenue of $18m this year, and I hope to increase it to $20m in one year," said Ms Mallik.
Ms Mallik said both Air India and Indian Airlines were competing each other all these years.
"Now, with the merger, we have become a very strong carrier, and we will revise schedules for the convenience of the travelling public," she said.
Air India's GSA is Kanoo Travel and that of Indian Airlines is Dadabhai Travel.
31/12/08 Soman Baby/Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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