Emirates Airlines, which is already the largest foreign carrier in the country, is planning to increase the number of seats per week to India by 52%, taking it to 80,000 from 54,200 at present.
While the UAE is keen for talks with the Indian government to revise the bilateral flying rights between the two countries, the National Council of Applied Economic Research has endorsed the expansion plans of the airline into India, estimating that if the carrier is given 80,000 seats per week into India, the Indian economy will benefit by $790 million. Emirates is also wanting four additional ports of call - Amritsar, Mangalore, Pune and Trichy as per an ET report.
\"We would definitely like to fly to more Indian airports and get more capacity into India. The proposal to fly an A-380 into India is an ongoing request with the government,\" said the airline\'s senior manager (Public Environment Affairs) Will Lofberg.
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