New Delhi: It could well be the seesaw of Indian aviation. IndiGo, which now accounts for one of every two domestic flyers, is increasing its international capacity so rapidly that the rise in its foreign flyers this January-March quarter (5.2 lakh) was almost the same as the decline seen in number of by Jet Airways’ foreign flyers (5.1 lakh). Air India Express chipped in with an impressive 19% rise in foreign flyers and the quarter did not see any fall in international travel to and from India. In fact it saw a 3.3% increase.
Jet, which stopped flying on April 17, was having its aircraft repossessed by unpaid lessors since late last year leading to reduction of flights. While it did have a few flights to Europe and Toronto, the majority of its international operations were on single aisle Boeing 737s to neighbouring countries — mainly the Gulf.
IndiGo, AI Express and others added large number of flights to their single aisle-range destinations. To be sure, Jet’s disappearance from the skies will be felt in international numbers in April-June and perhaps July-September quarters. But the expansion plans of other Indian airlines like SpiceJet, Vistara and GoAir could at least numerically in terms of number of international flyers fill Jet’s void by the year-end. If Air India divestment is successful, that would further propel Indian aviation.
18/06/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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Jet, which stopped flying on April 17, was having its aircraft repossessed by unpaid lessors since late last year leading to reduction of flights. While it did have a few flights to Europe and Toronto, the majority of its international operations were on single aisle Boeing 737s to neighbouring countries — mainly the Gulf.
IndiGo, AI Express and others added large number of flights to their single aisle-range destinations. To be sure, Jet’s disappearance from the skies will be felt in international numbers in April-June and perhaps July-September quarters. But the expansion plans of other Indian airlines like SpiceJet, Vistara and GoAir could at least numerically in terms of number of international flyers fill Jet’s void by the year-end. If Air India divestment is successful, that would further propel Indian aviation.
18/06/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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