Domestic airlines see rise in biz class travellers

New Delhi: There has been an uptick in the number of business class passengers carried by Jet Airways and Air India (domestic) on their domestic flights in recent times. Frequent fliers on Kingfisher have noticed a similar trend. So are domestic airlines seeing a turnaround in their fortunes?
“The number of passengers being flown in business class in the domestic skies is growing. When we compare July over June, we see an increase in the number of passengers carried in business class. But it is still too early to say that a recovery is taking place,” said Mr Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways.
Air India (domestic) too has seen an increase in domestic business class travel which in some sectors is almost 50 per cent higher than what was being flown earlier, senior airline officials said.
Jet Airways, which in a shift of focus to all-economy class low cost sub-brand Jet Konnect, had reduced its business class seats by 25 per cent in July. However, the airline has seen a 10 per cent increase in the number of passengers flying in business class on its full service brand Jet Airways.
16/08/09 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Aug 2009