Vistara chairman Prasad Menon says Gulf airlines rule Indian aviationHe sounded a word of caution that the government must make it easier for new airlines to fly abroad to counter their dominant role here.
25 May, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Jet, Vistara poised to offer more full-service options to Indian fliersBefore Kingfisher Airlines wound up services in 2012, full-service carriers, including Jet Airways and Air India, used to fly over 50% of t...
18 Aug, 2014, 03.00 AM IST
- LCCs made skies more democratic & gave wings to middle-class dream
In a country that can perhaps boast of the world’s most fickle and price-sensitive customers, low-cost flying got off to a slightly late st...
31 Dec, 2010, 03.23 AM IST
- Low cost carriers reveal high fares
Now with airlines for the first time ever making public their entire fare range, one thing is clear that even this distinction is fast blur...
09 Dec, 2010, 09.28 AM IST
- After T3, DIAL plans separate terminal for low-cost airlines
New Delhi could soon get an integrated domestic-cum-international terminal complex exclusively for low-cost carriers by next year, like Lon...
06 Dec, 2010, 12.37 PM IST
- Non-stop trains will hit low-cost airlines hard
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee’s ambitious proposal to run nonstop trains between big metros could prove to be the biggest challenge to l...
04 Jul, 2009, 08.50 PM IST
- 'Low-cost airlines are growing despite economic gloom'
Low-cost airlines in India seem to be benefiting out of downturn in the aviation industry and some of them even are hoping they would break...
01 Apr, 2009, 05.58 PM IST
- End of low-cost flying, truly
The number of flights will go down. The options will be less and fares will go up. Despite assurances from Naresh Goyal and Vijay Mallya th...
15 Oct, 2008, 01.35 PM IST
- LCCs on way to take lion’s share of sky
Low-cost airlines are inching towards capturing half of the total commercial airline market in the country.
17 Apr, 2008, 12.27 AM IST
- Low-cost carriers look at loyal fliers to increase market share
The struggling low-cost carriers are borrowing a leaf out of their full-service brethren's business book - the popular frequent-flier progr...
29 Feb, 2008, 01.00 PM IST
- Transparency please, say air passengers
Advertise full prices, including taxes and charges, so that we don’t get taken for a ride, say passengers.
29 Jul, 2007, 09.28 AM IST
- Smaller low-cost carriers to face the heat
With the Jet-Sahara, Kingfisher-Air Deccan, and the Air India-Indian combines garnering a combined market share of almost 85%, the smaller ...
01 Jun, 2007, 12.26 AM IST
- GDS players to woo low-cost carriers
If you book a ticket on a low-cost carrier (LCC) via a travel agent, you may not get the best deal.
30 Apr, 2007, 03.26 AM IST
- LCCs board gravy train for patrons
Low-cost airlines are stepping up efforts to woo rail passengers by taking the battle to the trains.
17 Jan, 2007, 01.54 AM IST
- Go no frills & get a crore thrills
Over 1 crore Indians will fly with low-cost carriers (LCCs) this year, a whopping 60% jump over 2005.
23 Nov, 2006, 11.00 AM IST
- Low-cost airlines won't be grounded
With efficiency and price control, low-cost airlines can keep their heads - and tails - in the clouds.
02 Oct, 2006, 02.32 AM IST
- LCCs to tap the pilgrims’ progress
Low-cost carriers (LCCs) have found a new love: Pilgrim centres. Having made a significant presence in major cities, budget airlines such a...
29 Jul, 2006, 02.28 AM IST