For the biggest commercial plane, nod to land still elusive

New Delhi: The ministry of civil aviation continues to be reluctant to allow commercial flights on the Airbus A380, the world’s largest aeroplane, on Indian airports.
Reason? Foreign carriers would corner an even larger share of international traffic.
The A380 can take as many as 517 passengers on a single flight — weaning away significant traffic for many European destinations and other lucrative routes and leaving little room for Indian carriers to do business.
The ministry did allow Emirates Airline to bring in a showcase flight last October but repeated requests by other airlines for beginning commercial operations have hit a wall.
07/02/11 Sindhu Bhattacharya/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Airports Feb 2011