Emirates flew more persons in and out of India than Air India

New Delhi, Apr 8: In a development that could be of serious concern to Indian carriers, Dubai-based Emirates flew more international travellers in and out of India than Air India in 2011-12, according to official data.

Jet Airways, however, grabbed a little more of the market share than Emirates when it came to international air traffic emanating out of India.

While Emirates cornered over 13% of the total market share of India, flying 45.32 lakh passengers in and out of the country in 2011-12, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express jointly carried 41.38 lakh passengers or 11.9%, the data showed.

The global market share of Jet Airways was 15.7% as the private carrier flew 54.53 lakh travellers during the period. Other Indian carriers like Kingfisher Airlines, which was flying then, had a market share of 3.2%, IndiGo had 1.2%, SpiceJet 0.86% and JetLite 0.3%. Industry sources said the trend, which continued in the past year, is likely to go on till Indian carriers match the Gulf carrier's route network.

In the same period, no other global carrier was in double-digits in terms of market share, with two more Gulf carriers — Qatar Airways and Air Arabia — being in the second and third places with 4.4% and 4.3% respectively. German airline Lufthansa was in the fourth place with 3.4%, while another Gulf carrier Oman Airways took the fifth place with 2.8% market share. British Airways was the sixth with 2.7%, Sri Lankan Airways occupied the seventh spot (2.5%) and Cathay Pacific in the eighth (2.1%) place.

While 2011-12 was a tough period for Indian carriers, Air India, which saw a 10-day pilots strike in 2011 and another 58-day strike in 2012, has since tried to gear up its Gulf connectivity to regain its market share.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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