India seeks fair treatment for airlines in Dubai

In a move that's likely to boost Indian carriers' plan to start flights to Dubai, the Indian govt has raised the issue of 'non-availability of commercially and operationally feasible slots' for Indian carriers at Dubai airport with the Dubai authorities. In a letter to the president of Dubai civil aviation authority, civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju has stressed that non-availability of slots is the reason behind non-utilisation of bilateral entitlements by Indian carriers. "The primary reason for low utilisation by Indian carriers is the non-availability of commercially and operationally feasible slots at the Dubai International ….they are not being provided the desired slots at Dubai airport, and Dubai Airport Authority has been turning down requests of Indian carriers or providing options which are not viable for operations," Raju wrote. <br/>