bmi launching services to India
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indian routes...
A bit more gen in the FT yesterday....
Second day of hearing at CAA today.
Then up to two weeks while the CAA makes its mind up on who's going to what routes,and then the possibility of appeals to follow depending on how many toys are thrown out of the three cots...
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d6ef6764-33...00e2511c8.html
Second day of hearing at CAA today.
Then up to two weeks while the CAA makes its mind up on who's going to what routes,and then the possibility of appeals to follow depending on how many toys are thrown out of the three cots...
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/d6ef6764-33...00e2511c8.html
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It would make a lot of sense if some of these routes were to Amritsar, but i dont see this happening just yet. The reason simply is the airport is not eqipped to handle anything bigger than a 757 due to ICAO regulations re fire cover etc. Whilst the like of Monarch, Flyjet and Turkmenistan do fly there, they are forced to stop off on route for fuel. I know Virgin have expressed intrest, but with there current aircraft would not meet the regulations and by all accounts the airport is in need of some major improvements. It is a real shame as the vast majority of passengers going from the UK are of Punjabi origin and all head for Punjab, hence why the likes of Turkmenistan's of this world are really doing well, even with the stopover in Ashkabad.
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The CAA announced the results this morning:
Following the hearing held on 11 and 12 November to decide how to allocate the 21 frequencies newly available for UK airlines to serve various points in India, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it considers its statutory duties in this case are best served by awarding:
seven services to British Airways, four of which are to be operated on the Chennai (Madras) route and three to Bangalore;
four services to British Midland Airways to be operated on the Mumbai (Bombay) route; and
ten services to Virgin Atlantic, seven of which are to be used on the Delhi route and three on Mumbai.
The frequencies, which become available in three tranches from Winter 2004, were secured under the latest bilateral air services agreement between the Governments of the UK and India, signed in September. British Airways currently operate all 19 services per week available to UK airlines under the terms of the previous agreement between the two countries. Following this decision, the distribution of rights will be as follows:
Airline Current distribution of rights Newly allocated rights Allocation after decision
See http://www.caa.co.uk/caanews/caanews.asp?nid=999
Following the hearing held on 11 and 12 November to decide how to allocate the 21 frequencies newly available for UK airlines to serve various points in India, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it considers its statutory duties in this case are best served by awarding:
seven services to British Airways, four of which are to be operated on the Chennai (Madras) route and three to Bangalore;
four services to British Midland Airways to be operated on the Mumbai (Bombay) route; and
ten services to Virgin Atlantic, seven of which are to be used on the Delhi route and three on Mumbai.
The frequencies, which become available in three tranches from Winter 2004, were secured under the latest bilateral air services agreement between the Governments of the UK and India, signed in September. British Airways currently operate all 19 services per week available to UK airlines under the terms of the previous agreement between the two countries. Following this decision, the distribution of rights will be as follows:
Airline Current distribution of rights Newly allocated rights Allocation after decision
See http://www.caa.co.uk/caanews/caanews.asp?nid=999
