Air Deccan to double traffic in '06

Bangalore: Indians are taking wing, literally and figuratively. Over 1 crore Indians will fly with low cost carriers (LCCs) in ’06, a whopping 60% more than in ’05.
Cheap fares, attractive promos in which tickets are being sold for as little as Rs 1, 3 and 9, more carriers, rising network and improved connectivity are converting millions of Indians from train/auto travellers to frequent fliers.
Air Deccan, the leader in the LCC market, is set to double its traffic in ’06. “We expect to carry close to 18 lakh passengers from October to December this year,” said GR Gopinath, MD of Deccan Aviation. Air Deccan is estimated to carry 60 lakh passengers for the full year as against 30 lakh in ’05.
According to the Directorate General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Air Deccan carried 41.1 lakh passengers, SpiceJet carried 15.2 lakh and Go Air carried 5.29 lakh passengers till September ’06. IndiGo, which launched its operations in August, carried 0.71 lakh passengers till September this year.
23/11/06 Urvashi Jha/Economic Times

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