Low-cost carriers here, sky’s not the limit for Amdavadis

Ahmedabad: With seven domestic airlines operating 90 flights daily and four international airlines touching down at least thrice a week, Ahmedabad is fast becoming one of the busiest airport in the country. The airlines carried 2.2 lakh passengers in 2006, an unprecedented leap from less than 20,000 till 1995. The fight between the Railways and low-cost airlines, too, has changed the scenario for Amdavadis. Decreasing ticket prices have now made flying an affordable reality for them.
Ahmedabad Airport Director SD Awasthi says passengers have more than doubled in the last two years. Behind this phenomenon are low-cost carriers whose cheap fares have weaned away several Gujarati business travellers.
According to Air Traffic statistics, 235 flights of Jet Airways India (Ltd) arrived and 234 of the same departed from the Ahmedabad Airport in March this year; 288 flights of Spice Jet arrived and departed from the Ahmedabad airport. As far as International Airlines are concerned, Air India tops the chart with 8,254 passengers flying in the month of March. While Kuwait Airlines flew with 2,400 passengers, Indian Airlines flew with 7,010 passengers. Singapore Airlines on the other hand flew with 3,553 passengers.
15/04/07 Ahmedabad Newsline

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Categories: Airports Apr 2007, Low Cost General Apr 2007