CEO: British Airways seeing growth in demand in India
The airline has 56 weekly frequencies connecting five Indian cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the airline had 49 weekly flights.
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NEW DELHI: British Airways is seeing a more balanced growth in India and has increased its weekly flights to 56 compared to the pre-pandemic level, the airline’s chief Sean Doyle said on Friday. Doyle, who is the chairman-CEO, also said there is a growth in air travel demand in India and the airline is looking for expansion.
The airline has 56 weekly frequencies connecting five Indian cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the airline had 49 weekly flights.
“We are rebuilding and modernising,” the airline after the pandemic and India is an important part, Doyle said. British Airways, which started flying into India in 1924, has over 2,000 employees in the country, the airline’s chief customer officer Calum Laming said.
