Commercial flights to India on Airbus’s A380 superjumbo could start this year following an easing of rules in the South Asian country, a senior executive at the planemaker said.
Speaking to Bloomberg, executive vice president Kiran Rao said that at least three carriers had sought the permission of Indian regulators to operate the world’s biggest passenger jet in the country, with Dubai’s Emirates Airline and Germany’s Lufthansa widely believed to be among them.
In a statement in January, India’s aviation ministry said that foreign carriers would be permitted to land the double-decker aircraft at four airports, including Mumbai and New Delhi.
“It’s a country of 1.2bn people and a market that’s growing,” Rao said at the Singapore Airshow. “The only way to meet that demand is with A380s.”
16/02/14 Daniel Shane/Arabian Business.com
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Speaking to Bloomberg, executive vice president Kiran Rao said that at least three carriers had sought the permission of Indian regulators to operate the world’s biggest passenger jet in the country, with Dubai’s Emirates Airline and Germany’s Lufthansa widely believed to be among them.
In a statement in January, India’s aviation ministry said that foreign carriers would be permitted to land the double-decker aircraft at four airports, including Mumbai and New Delhi.
“It’s a country of 1.2bn people and a market that’s growing,” Rao said at the Singapore Airshow. “The only way to meet that demand is with A380s.”
16/02/14 Daniel Shane/Arabian Business.com
