Emirates to add capacity to India

FOLLOWING CLOSELY on the launch of its services to Thiruvananthapuram, Emirates has announced plans to start services to the Indian city
of Bangalore on October 29. The airline will launch eight flights a week to Bangalore, offering a total weekly capacity of 120 plus tonnes of cargo in each direction. It made its foray in the booming South Indian region in 2000 when it launched services to Chennai. Expanding its presence in this region, the airline subsequently started operating to Hyderabad in 2001; Cochin in 2002; and Thiruvananthapuram in February this year.