Gulf airlines led by the big three — Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are showcasing their modern aircraft at the air show in Hyderabad signifying the importance of the Indian market to the carriers. The air show begins on Wednesday.
Emirates is the biggest of the Gulf and foreign carriers operating in India with 185 flights per week and commands a market share of 11.4 per cent (next only to Jet Airways and Air India) of country's foreign air traffic. Etihad and Qatar Airways have a market share of around 4.5 per cent with onward traffic contributing 60-70 per cent of their passenger volumes.
Qatar Airways is displaying an Airbus A350 the latest aircraft in its fleet which it inducted last January. The airline has seven aircraft of the type in its fleet and 73 more on order.
Qatar Airways, which expressed repeated interest to invest in IndiGo, has grown its operations in India from four cities in 2004 to 13 cities at present and flies 102 flights per week.
But with weekly seats between India and Doha capped at 24,000 the airline is at a disadvantage in comparison to its peers.
“We are proud to showcase our A350 for the first time in the Indian market, giving prospective clients and visitors a glimpse of what to expect when they fly on board. We recently celebrated the first anniversary of our A350 operations which demonstrates our technologically-advanced and fast-growing young fleet,” the airline's chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said in a statement last week while announcing its participation in the air show.
Emirates is showcasing its Airbus A380 aircraft while Etihad is displaying its Boeing 787 passenger and a Boeing 777 freighter aircraft.
To Read the News in Full 16/03/16 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
Emirates is the biggest of the Gulf and foreign carriers operating in India with 185 flights per week and commands a market share of 11.4 per cent (next only to Jet Airways and Air India) of country's foreign air traffic. Etihad and Qatar Airways have a market share of around 4.5 per cent with onward traffic contributing 60-70 per cent of their passenger volumes.
Qatar Airways is displaying an Airbus A350 the latest aircraft in its fleet which it inducted last January. The airline has seven aircraft of the type in its fleet and 73 more on order.
Qatar Airways, which expressed repeated interest to invest in IndiGo, has grown its operations in India from four cities in 2004 to 13 cities at present and flies 102 flights per week.
But with weekly seats between India and Doha capped at 24,000 the airline is at a disadvantage in comparison to its peers.
“We are proud to showcase our A350 for the first time in the Indian market, giving prospective clients and visitors a glimpse of what to expect when they fly on board. We recently celebrated the first anniversary of our A350 operations which demonstrates our technologically-advanced and fast-growing young fleet,” the airline's chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker said in a statement last week while announcing its participation in the air show.
Emirates is showcasing its Airbus A380 aircraft while Etihad is displaying its Boeing 787 passenger and a Boeing 777 freighter aircraft.
To Read the News in Full 16/03/16 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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