Airbus Group NV (AIR) said India’s easing of rules that banned its A380 superjumbos operating into the country may prompt several carriers to start services with the plane this year to the world’s second-most populous nation.
At least three carriers have sought India’s permission to operate the A380, Kiran Rao, an executive vice president at Airbus, said in an interview today. Flights with the world’s biggest passenger jet to the country may start by end of this year, he said, without naming any airline.
Emirates and Deutsche Lufthansa AG are among carriers that are interested in operating the double-decker aircraft to India where passenger numbers are forecast to triple to 452 million by 2020. Airlines will be allowed to fly the plane to the nation’s four airports, including New Delhi and Mumbai, the Aviation Ministry said last month.
12/02/14 Anurag Kotoky and Andrea Rothman/Bloomberg
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At least three carriers have sought India’s permission to operate the A380, Kiran Rao, an executive vice president at Airbus, said in an interview today. Flights with the world’s biggest passenger jet to the country may start by end of this year, he said, without naming any airline.
Emirates and Deutsche Lufthansa AG are among carriers that are interested in operating the double-decker aircraft to India where passenger numbers are forecast to triple to 452 million by 2020. Airlines will be allowed to fly the plane to the nation’s four airports, including New Delhi and Mumbai, the Aviation Ministry said last month.
12/02/14 Anurag Kotoky and Andrea Rothman/Bloomberg
