Virgin recently launched a route to Bengaluru and announced plans for a double-daily service to Mumbai. How important is India as a market?
The bet we’re making on India is not new. Next year will mark 25 years of flying from London to India, with one million seats in 25 years. About 10 per cent of our capacity is to India.
It’s a major bet but you just need to look at the numbers. The number of people who fly internationally out of India is about 1.5 flights per 100 people. It’s about a fifth
