Mumbai: State-run Air India is mulling expanding operations of its international low-cost arm AI Express in the domestic market, where three budget carriers dominate the space and AirAsia India also expected to compete by year-end with launch of its operations here.
The flag-carrier has recently set up a three-member committee to explore the feasibility of such an expansion plan and also review the routes of the two carriers, to leverage synergies and avoid eating into each other's market shares, they say.
"Air India has set up a committee and mandated it to explore the possibilities of Air India expanding its operations in the LCC (low-cost carrier) segment," highly placed AI sources told PTI.
Air India regained the third slot with 19.2 per cent market share beating budget carrier SpiceJet (17.5 per cent) in July. At the same time, the Delhi-based IndiGo continues to retain its leadership with 29.5 per cent market share in the month.
25/08/13 PTI/Economic Times
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The flag-carrier has recently set up a three-member committee to explore the feasibility of such an expansion plan and also review the routes of the two carriers, to leverage synergies and avoid eating into each other's market shares, they say.
"Air India has set up a committee and mandated it to explore the possibilities of Air India expanding its operations in the LCC (low-cost carrier) segment," highly placed AI sources told PTI.
Air India regained the third slot with 19.2 per cent market share beating budget carrier SpiceJet (17.5 per cent) in July. At the same time, the Delhi-based IndiGo continues to retain its leadership with 29.5 per cent market share in the month.
25/08/13 PTI/Economic Times
