india business leaders plan to avoid gulf carriers in flights to the us
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India business leaders plan to avoid Gulf carriers in flights to the US

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Flights from Qatar to the United States are also affected by the device ban
Mumbai - Arab Today

Business leaders and companies in India say they are planning to avoid flying to the US on Gulf carriers so they can carry their laptops and tablets on board with them, even if it means paying more for tickets.
The US has imposed a ban on devices bigger than a smartphone in cabin baggage on flights from eight countries in the Middle East region including the UAE and Qatar.
"I won’t travel with those airlines via the Gulf anymore," said Asoke K Laha, the founder and chief executive of InterraIT in India, a California-based IT company, who flies to the US regularly via Abu Dhabi with Jet Airways and Etihad Airways in business class. "I need my laptop. I read books on the iPad."
He would opt to fly with United Airlines or with Lufthansa via Europe instead, he said.
In addition, he plans to ask his employees to avoid travelling via the Middle East, even if the fares are more expensive on alternative routes.
"All of them have laptops, iPads and they need to work on the plane," Mr Laha said.
India is a key market for Gulf airlines that they have been heavily focusing on in terms of expanding their capacity, as rising incomes are leading to Indians taking more trips abroad. With a population of more than 1.2 billion, India has enormous scope for growth in travel demand.
Etihad, Emirates, and Qatar Airways all carry passengers from India to the US via their Gulf hubs.
These airlines are likely to experience a negative effect in terms of India bookings to the United States because of the move, while other airlines "will get the benefit", said Archit Gupta, the chief executive of Atom Aviation Services in India.
United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Air India and Lufthansa are among the airlines that offer alternative routes to the US from India, which would allow passengers to carry their laptops and other devices with them on flights. Jet Airways, in which Etihad owns a 24 per cent stake, also offers flights to the US via Europe.
Karan Anand, the head of relationships at Cox & Kings, a travel company in India, said that Gulf carriers control more than 30 per cent of the traffic from India to the US.
"We will advise our corporate clientele to follow the US government directive," he said. "Those who would like to choose direct flights between India and USA will be advised to do so or they can be re-routed through European hubs."
Yuvraj Aman Singh, the founder and chief executive of Rocking Deals, a Delhi-based online electronics store and a frequent flyer on Emirates, said the device ban would force him to seek alternative travel arrangements.
"The ban of laptops and other devices is surely a problem," Mr Singh said. "I generally travel through Emirates in first class or business class. I will definitely avoid flying in it as the journey is over 20 hours and I need to work while flying. We’ll surely shift from the Gulf to European hub as we cannot let the business suffer."
He said: "There are a lot of flights that provide the service of Wi-Fi in the journey and I prefer paying more so that I am constantly in touch with my team while I am travelling."

Source: The National

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