Mumbai: European airports are wooing Indian carriers to start services in the wake of intense competition from aviation hubs like Dubai or Doha for a pie of India's international traffic.
According to civil aviation ministry data, 37 million passengers flew to/from India in 2010-11, of which 11.4 million were connected by hubs outside India. Dubai, Doha, Frankfurt, Sharjah and Singapore are the top five aviation hubs preferred by Indian air travellers.
Now airports in Europe including ones in Amsterdam, Dublin, London Gatwick and Munich are luring Indian airlines to start direct services. Representatives from these cities met Air India and Jet Airways executives at the Routes Asia conference in Mumbai over the
last two days.
"We are discussing with Indian airlines. Munich would be a logical choice for Jet Airways in Germany," said Oliver Dersch, Director (traffic development) of Munich airport.
19/03/13 Business Standard
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According to civil aviation ministry data, 37 million passengers flew to/from India in 2010-11, of which 11.4 million were connected by hubs outside India. Dubai, Doha, Frankfurt, Sharjah and Singapore are the top five aviation hubs preferred by Indian air travellers.
Now airports in Europe including ones in Amsterdam, Dublin, London Gatwick and Munich are luring Indian airlines to start direct services. Representatives from these cities met Air India and Jet Airways executives at the Routes Asia conference in Mumbai over the
last two days.
"We are discussing with Indian airlines. Munich would be a logical choice for Jet Airways in Germany," said Oliver Dersch, Director (traffic development) of Munich airport.
19/03/13 Business Standard
