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Indian LCCs Buy Planes Like They're Going Out of Style

February 6, 2008 at 9:15 AM | by | Comments (0)

With so many islands and unfathomable distances, there aren't many alternatives to flying in the Asia-Pacific region, and with economies booming in China, India and Australia, more and more people want to hop on a plane. Demand was up 7 percent in 2007 alone.

India's a good example of the booming air market. Low cost carriers are popping up across the country and existing LCCs are making a packet. Across six budget carriers, 250 aircraft are currently on order, so it's only going to get bigger, and the next Indian expansion goal is flights to "non-metropolitan" destinations.

In such times of change, you could be worried that your LCC might drop out of the market, easy-come, easy-go style. So take note of these names, the airlines who are having huge growth at the moment: SpiceJet and Indigo grew by 200 percent last year, and GoAir by a (still big) 50 percent. We can't guarantee they'll stick around after you buy your ticket, but they're a better option than India's own non-flying plane.

Related Stories:
· Asian-Pacific Aviation Continues Growth [The Age]
· Budget Airlines Eye Non-Metro Cities [India Times]
· HOWTO: Fly Without Taking Off [Jaunted]

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India's Budget Airline Market Gets Spicy

October 31, 2007 at 9:35 AM | by | Comments (0)

Who wouldn't want to fly an airline with a name like SpiceJet? We are off to book our ticket right now, and we don't care where the plane's going.

But if you're the kind of traveler who wants to know the destination, we can tell you that SpiceJet is an Indian low cost carrier that used to have the far less exciting name of ModiLuft. (We're happy they changed it.) Curiously enough it doesn't own that many aircraft, so leases the extras it needs from Dutch LCC Transavia.

Current SpiceJet flights are all within India, including major destinations like Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi, plus a dozen other cities. While the website doesn't advertise any startlingly cheap fares, a random search for a Bangalore to Goa flight next month turned up a price that worked out at $13 each way, so SpiceJet clearly fits the budget mold. How long until the Spice Girls fly SpiceJet?

Related Stories:
· From the Netherlands to Sunshine on Transavia [Jaunted]
· Low Cost Carriers coveage [Jaunted]
· India Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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