Key Points
In what can be termed as governments continuing tough stance on granting any further bilaterals to foreign airlines, the civil aviation ministry has rejected Dubai-based carrier Emirates demand for an additional 50,000 seats per week...
Under the India-UAE bilateral, airlines based in Dubai, can currently carry 66,000 passengers to and from Indian airports per week..
Sources said that the government wants that Indian carriers like Air India should order bigger aircraft and carry higher passengers rather than entering into bilaterals which are skewed against domestic carriers...
UAE carriers can carry passengers from airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah to Indian airports like Mumbai and Delhi, as well from here to foreign destinations via Dubai while Indian carriers can only carry passengers from India to Dubai..
Speaking at the CAPA summit, Emirates president, Tim Clarke said that the airline does not view Indian carriers as a threat..
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