British Airways is considering partnership with an
Indian carrier for hub-and-spoke operations in line with its relationship with
American Airlines depending on how the market develops over the next 2-3 years.
According to BA's Chief Executive Keith Williams,
the British airliner will watch market developments over the next two-three years
before finalizing the project.
He was asked whether BA was looking at tying up with an Indian carrier to launch hub-and-spoke operations from five cities to London Heathrow (LHR) like their arrangement with American Airlines.
In hub-and-spoke operation, an airline routes all of
its traffic through one central hub or hubs.
On nine decades of BA operations to India, Williams
said, "British Airways has been servicing this market for 90 years and we
look forward to our association with India for another 90 years and more. ...
This year we create another milestone in our history with India."
The first flight of then Imperial Airways (now BA) from London to Delhi had taken off on November 10, 1924, and had reached the Indian capital on March 17, 1925. It had taken four different planes and 20 stops en route to complete the journey.
The first flight of then Imperial Airways (now BA) from London to Delhi had taken off on November 10, 1924, and had reached the Indian capital on March 17, 1925. It had taken four different planes and 20 stops en route to complete the journey.
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