UK-India air traffic has doubled since 2004

London: There has been a doubling of the number of people traveling by air between India and the United Kingdom due to the liberalising of norms for travel between the two countries, according to an official study.
Since 2004, the number of passengers has grown from one million to just over two million for the 12 months up to July 2006, the study carried out by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Britain's specialist aviation regulator, said.
The rise is due to the greater choice and capacity available, combined with cheaper fares, it added.
Between October 2004 and October 2006, the number of direct services between India and the UK more than tripled from 34 to 112 services per week, provided by a combination of pre-existing carriers offering more flights and the arrival of new carriers in the market.
As a result of liberalisation, India has moved from seventh to fourth most popular long-haul destination after the US, Canada and the United Arab Emirates, the CAA study said.
04/12/06 Prasun Sonwalkar/Indo-Asian News Service/DailyIndia.com, US

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