Air India Express to start budget service

Mumbai: After Kingfisher-Air Deccan and Jet Airways, India’s national carrier Air India now plans to start its own budget service, post-its merger with Indian.
“We are already successfully running our budget service, Air India Express, internationally, and this Air India Express will now run a domestic service as well after Air India’s merger with Indian,” Air India’s chairman, V Thulasidas, who will now be the chairman of the merged entity, said here in an interview.
Though budget airlines all over the world were not making profits, Air India Express has been running profitably with its fares on an average being 25% lower than normal ones, he said, adding the national carrier may even consider operating a long-distance international budget service if found viable.
11/07/07 Economic Times

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