Hyderabad: High aviation costs in India have impacted British Airways by cutting into its profitability, said a senior official of the airline.
"India is very significantly costly place to run an airline. We have seen significant rise in fuel cost, airport fee and some other costs included in aviation sector, which make very difficult for some carriers particularly when they are not able to charge any premium," said Christopher Fordyce, regional commercial manager, South Asia, British Airways.
He said the British Airways was less impacted than its competitors because of its premium customer services and plane structure. "But we are also impacted," he said.
21/11/12 IANS/Daily News & Analysis
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"India is very significantly costly place to run an airline. We have seen significant rise in fuel cost, airport fee and some other costs included in aviation sector, which make very difficult for some carriers particularly when they are not able to charge any premium," said Christopher Fordyce, regional commercial manager, South Asia, British Airways.
He said the British Airways was less impacted than its competitors because of its premium customer services and plane structure. "But we are also impacted," he said.
21/11/12 IANS/Daily News & Analysis
