Egypt woos Indian private airlines

Kolkata: Egypt is trying to woo private Indian airlines like Jet Airways and Kingfisher by providing tax concessions and wants them to connect Cairo, the capital of Egypt, to boost bilateral ties with India.
"Air India had flights to Cairo, but it was discontinued since the 1970s. We want to attract private airlines like Jet Airways and Kingfisher and use Kolkata as a hub," Ambassador of Egypt Mohamed Higazy said in an interactive session with the Merchants Chamber of Commerce today.
"We will provide tax concessions and exemptions on various counts to attract the airlines," he said.
Presently, only Mumbai is connected with Cairo by a few airlines, including National Egyptian Airways, and Egpyt wished to extend it to Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore or Chennai.
10/04/09 PTI/Times of India

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