Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore and Frankfurt have become popular as preferred transit hubs among Indian tourists. Outbound passengers from India opt to travel through these cities since the last three to four years, as they provide excellent flight connectivity, airline baggage allowance rules, cheaper tickets and reduced travel time.
According to a report by Manju V of The Times of India, for instance, with no direct flights from India to San Francisco, the Silicon Valley-bound IT traffic from cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai opt for the shorter eastern route via Hong Kong to reach the US west coast. Similarly, Indian labourers to Lagos prefer to fly Emirates with Dubai as a transit point. It is the same story for Indian traders and businessmen who found China attractive in the last four-five years.
Dubai airport saw an average of 30 per cent growth in passenger traffic from India every year for the last five years, as there is a good connectivity by Emirates. An added attraction is that Emirates allows 30 kg of free check-in baggage in economy class compared to the 20 kg offered by other airlines.
Germany, for instance, has registered a steady growth in Indian air passenger traffic despite the slowdown. It saw 13.61 lakh passengers in 2009-2010, a growth of two per cent from the previous year.
According to a report by Manju V of The Times of India, for instance, with no direct flights from India to San Francisco, the Silicon Valley-bound IT traffic from cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai opt for the shorter eastern route via Hong Kong to reach the US west coast. Similarly, Indian labourers to Lagos prefer to fly Emirates with Dubai as a transit point. It is the same story for Indian traders and businessmen who found China attractive in the last four-five years.
Dubai airport saw an average of 30 per cent growth in passenger traffic from India every year for the last five years, as there is a good connectivity by Emirates. An added attraction is that Emirates allows 30 kg of free check-in baggage in economy class compared to the 20 kg offered by other airlines.
Germany, for instance, has registered a steady growth in Indian air passenger traffic despite the slowdown. It saw 13.61 lakh passengers in 2009-2010, a growth of two per cent from the previous year.
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