Book aisle, window seats and pay extra

Following the global model adopted by LCCs to increase cash flow, one of the leading Indian players, SpiceJet, has started online blocking of seats by charging Rs 50 for each passenger. The biggest LCC, Air Deccan, also says it will also levy a charge for booking once seat numbers get institutionalised in its reservation system. Other no-frill carriers may also have to follow suit to earn some much-needed money as almost all airlines are making losses.
SpiceJet's single configuration Boeing 737 has 189 seats in 32 rows. The most preferred remain window or aisle seats that means 128 seats can attract this premium booking charge.
So now SpiceJet has now enabled itself to earn up to Rs 8,850 more from each flight and with the airline operating 86 flights daily between 15 destinations, this figure goes up to a whopping Rs 7.6 lakh. This figure can only get healthier as more planes join the fleet and daily flights increase.
18/08/07 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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