15,000 more air seats a day this month

Mumbai: Mounting losses have not dampened the expansion plans of domestic carriers. In November alone, private carriers have offered an additional 15,000 seats a day — the highest ever increase in a month — by deploying new aircraft, flying to new destinations, and increasing the frequency on various routes. Air travellers now have over 1.2 lakh seats a day for grabs — an increase of over 20 per cent in the last three months.
The number of seats being added is more than half of the seats offered by the second largest private carrier, Air Deccan, which has 26,000 seats a day.
Industry analysts said carriers had taken delivery of over 15 new aircraft this month, hoping to cash in on the coming peak season, always a good time to add capacity.
23/11/06 P R Sanjai/Business Standard

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