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One more feather in Indian's cap

There were 11 prominent categories for Emirates Post Business Excellence Awards 2007.

The polling, done through emails and SMS' on Etisalat, commenced on April 1, allowed people to vote for their most preferred product. Voting was also conducted by Indish Creation and Asia Vision Dubai, with the support of Radio Asia 1557AM and 94.5 FM.

Regional Manager of Indian Airlines UAE Abhay Pathak received the award from the Director of Emirates Post. Among the other achievements by Indian this year are India’s 'Most Trusted Airline’ award conferred by the Pacific Area Travel Writers' Association (PATWA) at ITB, Berlin and the 'Most Friendly Domestic Airline’ award by South Asian Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE) and Samsung.

The airline has been taking advantage of a buoyant market by steadily expanding its network of international destinations. It started operations in UAE in 1992 with just two flights from Sharjah. It now has 85 flights a week from the UAE and 125 from the Gulf region.

The carrier is exploring new markets like South Africa, Australia, China and the United Kingdom and plans flying to Melbourne and Guanghzou this winter. In keeping with the changing times, besides adopting the globally prevalent system of e-ticketing on several sectors, the airline recently introduced the online self check-in facility.

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