India's airlines are optimistic they will be able to capture a larger share of international travel now the country's aviation ministry has granted fresh flight rights to a number of overseas destinations.
The biggest winner is tipped to be Jet Airways India, which has been okayed for new services to Europe, including flights to Rome and Amsterdam from Mumbai. Jet also has been given additional rights for flights Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur, Bangalore-Bangkok, Delhi-Bangkok, Mumbai-Abu Dhabi, Mumbai-Dubai, Mumbai-Male and Thiruvananthapuram-Sharjah.
Another carrier, SpiceJet, will now be able to fly to Colombo from Mumbai and add flights on the Chennai-Colombo route, while Kingfisher can fly to the Sri Lankan capital from Mumbai and Trichy.
And IndiGo has been okayed for daily services to Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai from New Delhi and Mumbai.
A new regional air carrier called Senegal Airlines begins flights January 25 to neighbouring countries in West Africa - and with plans to expand into Europe and North America. The new airline replaces the now-defunct Air Senegal International, which suspended operations in 2009.
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