New Delhi: In the backdrop of an impending deal with Gulf carrier Etihad, Jet Airways is pushing hard in favour of the Abu Dhabi government's demand to treble the number of seats flown between the two countries to over 40,000 per week from 13,300 at present.
According to government sources, Abu Dhabi has asked for a huge revision in the number of seats used by airlines to fly between the two countries and the negotiations with the Indian government will take place next week in the Emirate.
The ministry of civil aviation, therefore, is preparing an estimate on how many more seats between the two regions would be in the country's interest, for which they sought the views and requirements of domestic airlines.
17/04/13 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times
