Cash-strapped Air India lose preferential slots at T3

New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) may extend the preferential treatment accorded to Air India to other airlines and alliances as well, disillusioned with national carrier's lacklustre performance in generating more business for India's showcase airport.
The GMR-led consortium is looking to promote other carriers, such as IndiGo and Jet Airways or airline alliances, to ensure that more international traffic traverses through its world-class Terminal 3.
Air India, which enjoys the status of an "anchor airline", has 16-18 aerobridges within easy reach and 56 exclusive check-in counters in the central space of T3. However, with the national carrier's dipping market share and pending dues, DIAL is now looking to extend similar benefits to other airlines.
"In order to develop Delhi into a hub, we will now promote other carriers too...by giving them preferred slots in the following summer and winter schedules. It could also mean differential airport charges for some carriers," said GMR Group CEO Corporate (Airport) P S Nair, adding that the airport will, however, continue to encourage Air India.
02/01/12 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times

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