This report has been updated to correct an error in Air India CEO & MD Campbell Wilson’s quote Airlines domiciled around India have survived due to Air India’s weakness, but the carrier now has an opportunity to reclaim the market from them and transform the country into a hub for travellers, said the airline’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson.
“India, as a country, had 43 wide-body aircraft at the time of Air India’s privatisation, while Dubai had 250, Singapore had 150, and Qatar had 175. That highlights the subscale nature of Air India and the opportunity it has to grow,” Wilson said in his speech at the 45th anniversary celebrations of the chartered accountancy firm PKF Sridhar & Santhanam on Monday night.
