New Delhi: The world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus 380, could soon take to the Indian skies as the government plans to allow international airlines to operate these ultra long-haul planes into the country.
Allowing carriers to operate Airbus 380s into India is a change of stance by the government which had earlier stopped airlines from flying these planes into India to protect the Indian carriers.
Lufthansa, Emirates and Singapore Airlines had shown interest in operating the aircraft into India.
“We will allow carriers, who want to fly Airbus 380s into India under the existing bilateral allotments they have,” said a senior civil aviation ministry official, who did not want to be identified.
The government had not been allowing these carriers to operate Airbus 380s on the ground that it will be difficult for Indian carriers to compete with airlines operating ultra long-haul planes.
10/10/12 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
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Allowing carriers to operate Airbus 380s into India is a change of stance by the government which had earlier stopped airlines from flying these planes into India to protect the Indian carriers.
Lufthansa, Emirates and Singapore Airlines had shown interest in operating the aircraft into India.
“We will allow carriers, who want to fly Airbus 380s into India under the existing bilateral allotments they have,” said a senior civil aviation ministry official, who did not want to be identified.
The government had not been allowing these carriers to operate Airbus 380s on the ground that it will be difficult for Indian carriers to compete with airlines operating ultra long-haul planes.
10/10/12 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
