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Ringside is a report that provides an overview of
happenings in categories of Airlines, Alcohol, Cars, Computers, Consumer
Durables, Financial Services, Food and Beverages, Hotels, Real Estate,
Retail, Telecom Service Providers, Two-wheelers, Skin Care and Athletic
Shoes.
Each of these will have sections on 1. Sales and market share 2. Trends
3. Launches 4. Advertising campaigns
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Airlines
Share Prices
Sales and Market Share
Source:
The
Economic Times
01. Jet Loses 10% Mkt Share – January 16
Domestic passenger traffic grows by 32.51% between Jan-Dec 2007
According to air traffic figures released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), domestic passenger traffic grew by 32.51% to 432.89 lakh passengers between January-December 2007. Seat factor (number of occupied seats as a percentage of total seats on any given flight) of domestic scheduled airlines also increased marginally, from 70.1% in 2006 to 71.5% in 2007. The market share of Jet Airways decreased to 22.6% in 2007 compared to 31.2% in 2006. Indian Airlines, JetLite and Deccan also reduced its market share during 2007. However, Kingfisher Airlines recorded a gain in market share from 8.7% in 2006 to 12.2% in 2007. Other carriers such as SpiceJet, Paramount Airways and GoAir recorded a rise in market share to 8.8%, 1.3% and 4.2% respectively.
Source:
DNA
Trends, Marketing Initiatives and Others
02. Airlines Target Smaller Destinations – January 13
Airlines focus on smaller destinations
Increased congestion and intense competition has led to airlines shifting their focus to smaller destinations. While Kingfisher added 90 new flights to non-metro destinations in 2007, Jet Airways currently operates 44 daily flights to mini-metros. The share of metros in total passenger traffic declined from 15% in 2006-07 to 14% in 2007-08, whereas the share of mini-metros increased from 1.66% to 1.73%. Amongst the metros, Mumbai and Delhi recorded a decrease of 5% and 2% respectively, in overall traffic contribution.
Source:
Business Standard
03. Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines Merger In Final Stages – December 20
Deccan to merge its scheduled airline operations into Kingfisher
On 20 December, 2007, the boards of Deccan Aviation and Kingfisher Airlines announced a merger, whereby Deccan Aviation will merge its scheduled airline operations into the unlisted Kingfisher Airlines to create a mega airline. The merged airliner will be called Kingfisher Airlines. The merger will help Kingfisher to meet Indian regulatory requirement of five year's operation to fly overseas destinations.
Source:
The Economic Times
04. Jet Becomes First Pvt Airline To Launch Flights To Gulf – January 05
Jet
Airways begins its services to the Gulf
On 5 January, 2008, Jet Airways became India's first private airlines to begin its services to the Gulf with the launch of its direct daily flight to Kuwait and Bahrain. Till date the Gulf sector was served only by the national carriers Air India, Indian and Air India Express.
Source: DNA
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