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Volume: XIV May, 2008

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Airlines

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Sales and Market Share

 

 

 

Source: The Economic Times

 

 

 

01. Aviation sector registers over 10% growth as the number of domestic passengers reaches 38.92 lakh in April 2008 compared to 35.82 lakh in April 2007 – May 14

Jet Airways flew 8.39 lakh passengers, thereby garnering a market share of 21.56%; State-run Air India which carried 5.86 lakh passengers, captured 15.06% market share. Kingfisher was ranked third with 5.58 lakh passengers, followed by Simplifly Deccan, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Lite,  Go Air and Paramount.

           

Source: The Economic Times

 

 

 

Trends and Strategic Initiatives


 

 

02. As part of a pilot project, Lufthansa plans to launch an all-business class flight to India from Pune to Germany and back – May 15

 

Source: The Times of India

 

 
 
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Full Articles

 

01. Domestic Air Traffic Grows 10% In April

14 May, 2008

 

Aviation sector has registered over 10 per cent growth in the number of domestic passengers in April, when 38.92 lakh people chose air travel compared with 35.82 lakh in the same month last year.

 

Private carrier Jet Airways flew 8.39 lakh passengers in April, garnering the largest share of 21.6 per cent, an official release stated.

 

State-run Air India was at second position, carrying 5.86 lakh passengers with 15.1 per cent share. Kingfisher was next with 5.58 lakh passengers. Simplifly Deccan flew 5.30 lakh people during the month. Other carriers like Jet Lite, SpiceJet, Paramount, Go Air, IndiGo flew 3.11 lakh, 3.94 lakh, 0.48 lakh, 1.80 lakh and 4.46 lakh passengers in the month.

 

Air India was at the top position with over 21 per cent share in April last year. Air traffic in the country in the first three months of the current calender year had grown by 11 per cent compared to about 29 per cent in the last calender year, according to a study by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.

 

 

 

02. All-Business Flight From Lufthansa

15 May, 2008

 

Lufthansa will launch an all business class flight to India as a pilot project. The flight will be launched on Pune to Germany route and back on Airbus A-319.

 

Upbeat on India, Lufthansa's director Werner Heesen said, "Pune airport currently can't take a big plane like A-330 or A-340. So we decided to use the 48-seater A-319 and offer all business class product. Pune is a Bangalore in the making in terms of IT prowess and high-end demand for travel to Europe is very high."