Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, is planning to launch new flights to India to meet a steady growth in passengers, but such plans are facing obstacles in the subcontinent, the carrier’s president was reported on Sunday as saying.
Tim Clark also said Dubai-based Emirates is not facing any problems in funding fleet expansion and expected the government-owned company to boost revenue by 18-20 per cent in the current fiscal year.
“India is a very important market for Emirates but we are facing some obstacles in opening new flight destinations to that country.
“We are working to remove those obstacles through the ongoing serious efforts undertaken by the governments of the UAE and India,” he told the Sharjah-based Arabic language daily Al Khaleej.
03/03/13 Emirates 24|7
