British Airways to rationalize India operations with a view to cut costs
28 Aug 2008
Mumbai: UK flag carrier British Airways (BA), has some of its routes and flight frequencies to India under review, and is likely to shed those that are experiencing lesser traffic loads. The review holds some importance for the carrier as India is the second-largest market, in terms of volume, after the US.
BA operates 43 flights a week from London Heathrow to the five Indian metros of Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. It has two direct flights a day connecting Mumbai and New Delhi, and operates three flights to Kolkota and five flights to Chennai every week.
It also has a daily flight to Bangalore.
It is due to launch five direct flights a week between Heathrow and Hyderabad from 6 December.
According to airline officials, the airline has two Boeing 777-300ER jetliners on order along with 24 Boeing 787s and 12 Airbus 380s. The new planes will bring down operational costs mainly on account of the fuel efficiency of the aircraft.
The airline connects more than 145 destinations across 70 countries.
