Gatwick Airport, London, aims to double its India flights in five years as the demand for direct flights between India and the UK is huge, Jonathan Pollard, chief commercial officer of the airport, told Business Standard in an interview.
Currently, there are 24 flights a week between India and Gatwick Airport.
Air India has been operating all the 24 since April last year.
"A realistic view, five years from now, would be having six or seven daily flights to India. This would mean 49 flights to India per week. Based on the conversations we have had, that would be a reasonable target for us," Pollard noted.
There are six airports in London.
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