New Delhi: Even though Jet Airways’ is exploring possibilities to develop Abu Dhabi as an exclusive hub to connect destinations in the Americas, Africa and UAE, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) now has a new savior with Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (Tata-SIA) announcing plans to base its operations out of the airport.
Tata-SIA will initially kickstart full-service operations on domestic turf, the airline company has evinced interest in commencing international operations out of India, if rules permit. At present, Indian government rules do not allow airlines with less than five years of operations and a fleet of 20 aircraft to fly abroad. There is a move to amend the rule but no decision has been taken yet.
Amber Dubey, partner and head (aerospace and defense) at global consultancy KPMG said, "Our assessment is SIA is not coming only for the domestic routes. SIA's biggest strength lies on trans-continental long haul flights. Nearly 70% of India's international traffic goes westward, most of which is cornered by the Middle East carriers. Once SIA comes in, they can compete on those routes on the Indian quota.” DIAL is currently utilising over 56% of its total capacity to handle 62 million passengers per annum.
Read News In Full 20/09/13 Sharmistha Mukherjee & Aneesh Phadnis /Business Standard
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