Nagpur: It is symbolic of all that is wrong with national carrier Air India. When private carriers are planning to increase their capacity on busy Nagpur-Delhi sector in anticipation of holiday season, in a strange move, Air India has decided to operate a smaller 68-seat ATR aircraft on the sector from March 25 instead of 114 seat Airbus 319 being operated now.
The move would mean lower revenue for itself and direct benefit to private operators. A couple of years ago Air India discontinued its flights to Kolkata and Hyderabad, sectors that private airlines like Indigo, Spice Jet and JetLite are successfully operating in.
Sources informed that on an average almost 100 passengers including VIPs travelled daily between national capital and the city, many of them by executive class. The present flight was clubbed with Raipur sector.
The move by Air India to bring in smaller aircraft will mean executive class would no longer be available on this sector. Air India (9.10 am) along with Indigo (7.30 am and 6.05 pm), Spice Jet (8.35pm) and Go Air (10.15pm) operate flights to New Delhi from Nagpur.
19/03/12 Sachin Dravekar/Times of India
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