Air India gains from Star Alliance
Air India’s decision to join Star Alliance in July 2014 has benefited it. According to Pankaj Srivastava, commercial director of Air India, partner airlines have brought in a lot of benefits. Of the airlines in the alliance, 16-17 operate to India but their destinations are limited to Mumbai and Delhi. “AI gets the opportunity of flying those passengers to different destinations in India,” said Srivastava. AI's revenue from alliance member-airlines doubled from INR1.1b in 2013-14 to INR2.13b in 2014-15. Till December in the present financial year (ending March 31), it had earned INR1.8n from the alliance. There was apprehension that the alliance might result in AI not going for expansion on long-haul routes but be content to act as 'feeder' to some of the more powerful members. However, Srivastava said the alliance opened new gateways for them. <br/>
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Air India gains from Star Alliance
Air India’s decision to join Star Alliance in July 2014 has benefited it. According to Pankaj Srivastava, commercial director of Air India, partner airlines have brought in a lot of benefits. Of the airlines in the alliance, 16-17 operate to India but their destinations are limited to Mumbai and Delhi. “AI gets the opportunity of flying those passengers to different destinations in India,” said Srivastava. AI's revenue from alliance member-airlines doubled from INR1.1b in 2013-14 to INR2.13b in 2014-15. Till December in the present financial year (ending March 31), it had earned INR1.8n from the alliance. There was apprehension that the alliance might result in AI not going for expansion on long-haul routes but be content to act as 'feeder' to some of the more powerful members. However, Srivastava said the alliance opened new gateways for them. <br/>
