New Delhi: Helped by lower fuel prices over the past few years and rising travel demand, Indian carriers are now ruling the international skies.
Domestic airlines IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India have wrested the market share of international routes from global rivals in the last four years, steadily improving their standings. Together, they now control 39.1 per cent of business, up from 37 per cent in 2014-15, according to latest DGCA trade numbers (see chart for trends since 2014-15).
Experts predict that the climb would continue with the restrictive 5/20 rule now confined to the bin and new carriers planning maiden launches to new destinations.
Talking about reasons of growing market share of Indian carriers, ClubOne Air CEO and former India head of Qatar Airways Rajan Mehra said low-cost airlines such as SpiceJet and IndiGo have dramatically increased their international traffic rights in the last 3-4 years.
“Earlier, foreign airlines used 90 per cent of the available bilateral traffic rights, for example on the Gulf routes, while utilisation from Indian side was only 30 per cent as only Air India flew,” he said.
“Now, the balance 70 per cent is being picked up by IndiGo, SpiceJet and other airlines. They plan to increase it in future so the graph for Indian carriers will keep on rising,” Mehra added.
24/09/18 Financial Chronicle
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Domestic airlines IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India have wrested the market share of international routes from global rivals in the last four years, steadily improving their standings. Together, they now control 39.1 per cent of business, up from 37 per cent in 2014-15, according to latest DGCA trade numbers (see chart for trends since 2014-15).
Experts predict that the climb would continue with the restrictive 5/20 rule now confined to the bin and new carriers planning maiden launches to new destinations.
Talking about reasons of growing market share of Indian carriers, ClubOne Air CEO and former India head of Qatar Airways Rajan Mehra said low-cost airlines such as SpiceJet and IndiGo have dramatically increased their international traffic rights in the last 3-4 years.
“Earlier, foreign airlines used 90 per cent of the available bilateral traffic rights, for example on the Gulf routes, while utilisation from Indian side was only 30 per cent as only Air India flew,” he said.
“Now, the balance 70 per cent is being picked up by IndiGo, SpiceJet and other airlines. They plan to increase it in future so the graph for Indian carriers will keep on rising,” Mehra added.
24/09/18 Financial Chronicle
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