The Indian government has asked Emirates to hold its Super Jumbo Airbus 380, from one-off Dubai to India commercial flight till next year. Germany’s Lufthansa, which was keen to try the Super Jumbo on the Frankfurt-Delhi route, has also been told to wait. The government fears that the 550-seater will take away almost all passengers of Indian carriers.
India’s four international carriers Air India, Kingfisher, Jet and Jetlite use A320 and Boeing Jet which can accommodate between 200 and 300 travellers per flight.

Jul 15, 2010