Dubai-based Emirates, which currently flies to nine major cities in India, is looking to expand its presence in tier-II cities of India, its vice president for India and Nepal Mohammad Sarhan told DH in an exclusive interview.
“As part of Emirates’ expansion in India, we plan to expand our Indian network to include tier-II cities. This of course is subject to additional capacity being allocated to Emirates,” he said.
This comes after the head of the United Arab Emirates flag carrier Tim Clark said that Indian airlines are missing out on revenues to the tune of $800-900 million due to limited bilateral agreements between India and Dubai speaking at the CAPA India Summit early this year. He also spoke of a scope for “at least double” the weekly limit of 65,000 seats.
