Emirates will add 22 weekly flights to India

Dubai: Emirates airlineEmirates airlineLoading... on Thursday said it will add 22 weekly flights to India - a further expansion of its India operation as the country propels itself to become one of the world's fastest-growing aviation companies, encouraged by a liberalisation of the skies.
The Dubai-based airline will increase flights as a support for the Indian government's ambitious growth plan to attract 100 million travellers in 2010.
The existing service of 163 flights per week to 10 Indian gateways will be strengthened to 185 over the summer and winter periods.
High demand routes such as Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram will be the chief beneficiaries.
Majid Al Mualla, Vice-President of Commercial Operations for West Asia and Indian Ocean said: "The global slowdown is not over yet, but the outlook for the future is showing signs of improvement.
29/05/09 Gulf News/Zawya.com

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Categories: Foreign May 2009