IndiGo to compete with Air Arabia and flydubai

South Asia’s fastest growing airline, IndiGo, will compete with Air Arabia and flydubai in the low cost market between India and the United Arab Emirates from next month, with the launch of its first international route, connecting Dubai to New Delhi.
The service, which commences on 1st September 2011, will be followed by a second route between Dubai and Mumbai one month later, and IndiGo could eventually link the emirate to 15 destinations across India, according to president Aditya Ghosh.
“It’s no coincidence that we selected Dubai as our first international destination. There is a growing community of expatriate Indians that currently reside in the emirate, and they like to visit their home country several times a year, unlike their counterparts in the UK or North America, who normally travel back and forth to India every one or two years,” he told Aviation Business magazine. “Demand is massive, but the market is actually underserved from a low fare perspective.”
Recent statistics have revealed that 1.8 million expatriates from India are currently based in the UAE, while annual trade between the two countries has grown from US$180 million in the 1970s to $43.4 billion last year. To capitalise on the resulting demand for air travel, Sharjah-based Air Arabia offers low cost services to 13 destinations across India, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad. Over at flydubai, budget flights to Ahmedabad will commence at the end of this month, while routes to Lucknow and Hyderabad are already in operation.
14/08/11 Robeel Haq/Arabian Supply Chain

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