Indigo CEO supports government policy as Emirates is looking for more seats – Times of India

New Delhi: While Indian carriers are preparing to increase their share in International Airtravel in and outside the country, India’s largest airline Indigo has strongly responded to the long -term demand from Emirates for more flying rights for Dubai.“First of all, it is called a bilateral agreement, anyway? That means that two parties must agree on something. If one party makes more and more noise, this does not mean that you are more and more right. It is not that if one side says:” Now we do it ” – that is not how it works,” said Indigo CEO Pieter Elbers, said in the IATA, in the Monday, in the Monday, in the Iata, in the IATA, in the IATA.On Sunday, Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airlines: “We are stuck with 65,000 seats in every direction (Dubai-India and Vice Versa) now just over 11 years. Fifteen years ago the population of Dubai was around 25 Lakh. This is more than 80 Lakh. Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities and 40% of the ethnic mix is ​​of Indian descent. ““If you look at the way in which the Indian community has moved to and from Dubai over the past 10 or 11 years, you can see the scale of what is not happening by not giving seats to Emirates or where it is different. Indian Govt has a policy at the time of limiting capacity of foreign carriers in India, and they have their reasons,” he said.Elbers also said on Monday: “There were a huge number of flights to India and no operations by Indian operators. So for a government to say:” Let’s first use the existing pool of traffic rights and then look at new ones, “I think that is a completely honest and balanced approach.”