Support for the biggest increase in airline passenger
seats between India and the UAE has come from unexpected quarters,with the
Airports Authority of India (AAI),the largest owner of airports in the
country,backing the move on the grounds that it will improve profitability of
smaller airports.Despite opposition to the proposal from powerful sections of
the government and national carrier Air India,the AAI believes this is the
right way to go.Delhi and Mumbai are not the only airports in the country,AAI
chairman VP Agarwal told ET.If Etihad gets more traffic rights to fly to
India,our regional airports will get activated.They can take traffic from many
small cities, he said.Why shouldn't there be a direct flight to Abu Dhabi from
Lucknow or Bhubaneswar Abu Dhabi,one of the seven emirates that constitute the
UAE,has sought a phenomenal increase in air capacity,also known as bilateral
traffic rights,to India.Jet Airways,which is close to signing an equity deal
with Abu Dhabi's home carrier Etihad,has also thrown its weight behind the
proposal
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