New Delhi: After controlling a lion's share of the domestic market, pure low-cost carriers (LCC) are now going to spread their wings overseas. The move comes at a time when some startups, most prominent being AirAsia India, are on the horizon and will face a five-year waiting period to fly abroad. So securing a good international network has emerged as one of the key ways to face the upcoming competition from the prospective startups.
For instance, SpiceJet - the only Indian LCC that flies to China - wants to expand its footprint there. "We have four flights a week to Guangzhou and want the number to go up to six. Flights to Hong Kong will also be launched soon though there are no dates yet," SpiceJet CEO Neil Mills said.
The airline says its flights to Kabul are doing very well - mainly due to rising medical tourism in India and redevelopment work there.
30/03/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
