Making a strong pitch for increased bilateral flying rights, Gulf major Emirates Airline’s President Sir Tim Clark on Tuesday said the group has had no increase in seats in India since 2015 and during this period, the country’s economy has grown at a great pace.India is one of the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world and Gulf carriers have been seeking enhanced bilateral flying rights to operate more flights to and from the country. However, the government is not in favour of granting more bilateral flying rights.Emirates can operate 65,000 seats from Dubai to India in each direction every week.
According to him, Emirates has had no seat increase in India since 2015 and during this period, the Indian economy has moved at a great pace.
