Indian carriers ponder threat of possible Qatar incursion
A stated intention by Qatar Airways to start a fully owned domestic Indian carrier has the Federation of Indian Airlines voicing objections to the govt on sovereignty and security issues, quite apart from concerns that the Qatari airline could eat into the fledgling yields of India’s airlines. Arguing that the move would conflict with the “Make in India” policy that encourages Indian companies to establish new businesses domestically, SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh has voiced particularly vociferous criticism. “This will not get any investment into India,” he said. “When you set up an airline, you lease aircraft, and this will be done from outside India.” In March, Qatar Airways CE Akbar Al Baker said he will concentrate his efforts to establish an Indian airline once Qatar took its planned 49% stake Italy’s Meridiana. <br/>
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Indian carriers ponder threat of possible Qatar incursion
A stated intention by Qatar Airways to start a fully owned domestic Indian carrier has the Federation of Indian Airlines voicing objections to the govt on sovereignty and security issues, quite apart from concerns that the Qatari airline could eat into the fledgling yields of India’s airlines. Arguing that the move would conflict with the “Make in India” policy that encourages Indian companies to establish new businesses domestically, SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh has voiced particularly vociferous criticism. “This will not get any investment into India,” he said. “When you set up an airline, you lease aircraft, and this will be done from outside India.” In March, Qatar Airways CE Akbar Al Baker said he will concentrate his efforts to establish an Indian airline once Qatar took its planned 49% stake Italy’s Meridiana. <br/>
