New Delhi: India and Dubai today agreed to increase weekly seat entitlements between the two countries by 11,000 from the current 54,200 seats. The increase will be done in three phases – 5,500 seats in the summer schedule, another 3,300 more by the winter schedule and rest 2,200 by next summer.
Total weekly seat entitlements will go up from the current 54,200 to 65,200 seats a week by the summer of 2015. The Indian Express had reported on February 21, that the increase would be in the range of 20 per cent of current entitlement. “India did not agree on giving any new destinations to carriers from Dubai. The Dubai side had asked for four new destinations,” said an official involved in the day-long negotiations held today.
Sources said that the negotiations were stuck on providing change of gauge facility for the Indian carriers at the existing Dubai airport and commitment for helping Indian airlines in getting right slots at Dubai. “The Indian side fetched both for the domestic carriers. Now, they get a change of gauge facility at Dubai and they have provided us commitment that they will help Indian carriers in getting the right slots,” said a source.
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