Foreign carriers upgrade services as competition heats up in Indian skies
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- ✓Foreign airlines are upgrading services in India as outbound travel recovers from the West Asia crisis.
- ✓Malaysia Airlines, Swiss, and SAS started using newer aircraft on key routes to attract passengers.
- ✓"Our focus for summer 2027 is on adding capacity where we see clear demand," said Erik Westman of SAS.
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Malaysia Airlines, Swiss and SAS deploy newer aircraft as outbound travel recovers from West Asia crisis impact; IndiGo focuses on premium product
Foreign airlines are investing in the Indian market with new products and services amid increasing competition with Air India and IndiGo.
These changes come with the recovery in outbound travel which had seen a dip in the June-end quarter because of the West Asia crisis.
While Malaysia Airlines and Swiss will be deploying their Airbus A330neo and Airbus A350 to Delhi and Mumbai respectively in winter season, SAS Airlines from Denmark will operate its higher capacity Airbus A350 on Mumbai route in summer schedule.
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