Two foreign carriers -- one based in the United States, the other in India -- are looking to add the Philippines to their portfolio of destinations, official filings showed.
US-based United Air Lines, Inc. and India’s Jet Airways, Ltd. have filed petitions before the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for permits to operate according to bulletins published on Friday.
The development comes despite other foreign carriers’ complaints against the Philippnes’ allegedly discriminatory tax policy favoring local airlines.
“[The airlines have] filed…[petitions] for issuance of Foreign Air Carrier’s Permit to operate international scheduled air transportation services,” the bulletins read.
A hearing has been slated on Sept. 20 for Jet Airways’ petition, while another is scheduled on Sept. 28 for United Air Lines’.
Jet Airways started operations in 1993, and claims to have one of the world’s youngest aircraft fleet at an average fleet age of 5.53 years.
Jet Airways’ main hub is located in the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India. It has five other hubs in India, and another one located in Brussels Airport in Belgium.
04/09/11 Business World
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