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Indian and Middle Eastern Carriers Boost Connectivity
26.06.2024 - 18:23 / skift.com / Tim Clark / Bulbul Dhawan
India is emerging as an important source market for tourism for Middle Eastern nations.
A recent McKinsey report also highlights how India is becoming a fast-growing source of outbound tourism, especially for short-haul destinations.
With India’s rising significance in the Middle East, airlines from India as well as the region are adding frequencies and new routes to enhance connectivity.
In an interview with Skift, low-cost carrier Akasa Air’s co-founder Praveen Iyer said that while expanding internationally, the airline received flying rights to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. “Each of these countries are constrained for capacity, and are therefore interesting markets,” he said, adding that the traffic flows between India and the Middle East will only grow with each passing year.
Indian and Middle Eastern carriers have significantly boosted connectivity in response to the rising demand from Indian tourists. Airlines have launched new routes and increased the frequency of existing flights to cater to the growing number of travelers. Some of the recent announcements include:
Airlines in the Middle East, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, have been seeking grants for more seats under the bilateral agreements so that they can operate an increased number of flights to and from India.
Earlier this month, Emirates President Tim Clark spoke against protectionism in India, saying that the country was restricting its access to give time to Air India amid its merger with Vistara.
However, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said that if more bilateral rights are granted to hubs in other countries, it would impact Indian airlines’ ability to fill seats on the new aircraft being inducted by domestic carriers. He further stated that granting more bilateral rights to other hubs would feed the economies of those countries instead of India’s.
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