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1. LOW COST AIRLINES
INTRODUCTION:
>>A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as
nofrills, discount or budget carrier or airline) is an airline
that offers generally low fares in exchange for
eliminating many traditional passenger services.
>>The concept originated in the United States before
spreading to Europe in the early 1990s and
subsequently to much of the rest of the world.
>>The term originated within the airline industry referring
to airlines with a lower operating cost structure than
their competitors.
>>While the term is often applied to any carrier with low
ticket prices and limited services, regardless of their
operating models, low-cost carriers should not be
confused with regional airlines that operate short flights
without service, or with full-service airlines offering
some reduced fares.
LIST OF LOW COST AIRLINES:
Kingfisher airline
Jetlite
Indigo
Spice Jet

2. KINGFISHER AIRLINE:
>>Kingfisher Red, known formerly as Simplifly Deccan
and prior to that as Air Deccan, is a low-cost airline run
by Kingfisher Airlines.
>> It is headquartered in Bangalore, India.
>>Kingfisher Red is currently the only Indian low-cost
airline to provide complimentary in-flight meals and
bottled water to its passengers.
>>Also, passengers can earn frequent flyer miles (called
King Miles) for tickets booked on Kingfisher Red through
the King Club loyalty program run by its parent
Kingfisher Airlines.
>>In-flight reading material is limited to a special edition of
Cine Blitz magazine printed exclusively for Kingfisher
Red.

3. Kingfisher Red
IATA ICAO Callsign
IT KFR KINGFISHER
25 August 2003
Founded
(as Air Deccan)
Main article:
Fleet size Kingfisher
Airlines#Fleet
Main article:
Destinations Kingfisher Airlines
destinations
Parent United Breweries
company Group
Company
The Choice is Simple
slogan
Headquarters Bangalore, India
G. R. Gopinath
Key people (Founder)
Vijay Mallya
Website www.flykingfisher.com
 History:
>>Formerly known as Air Deccan, the airline was previously
operated by Deccan Aviation.
>>It was started by Captain G. R. Gopinath and its first
flight took off on 23 August 2003 from Hyderabad to
Vijaywada.
>>It was known popularly as the common man's airline,
with is logo showing two palms joined together to signify
a bird flying.
>>The tagline of the airline was "Simpli-fly," signifying that
it was now possible for the common man to fly.
>>The dream of Captain Gopinath was to enable "every
Indian to fly at least once in his/her lifetime."

4. >>Air Deccan was the first airline in India to fly to second
tier cities like Hubballi, Mangalore, Madurai and
Visakhapatnam from metropolitan areas like Bangalore
and Chennai.
>>On 25 January 2006, Deccan went public by filing a red
herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange
Board of India.
>>Deccan planned to offload 25 percent of its stake in the
initial public offering (IPO) that opened on May 18.
>> However, due to the stock market downturn at that
time, Air Deccan's IPO barely managed to scrape
through, even after extending the issue closing date and
reducing the price band.
 Rebranding
>>In October 2007, post the acquisition by Kingfisher
Airlines, Air Deccan was renamed to Simplifly Deccan
with its new tagline being "The choice is simple."
>>The old logo was replaced by the Kingfisher logo and the
same font of Kingfisher Airlines was also used on
Simplifly Deccan.
>>The old yellow and blue colors of Air Deccan were
replaced by Kingfisher Airlines's red and white,
supposedly to give the same premium look and feel to
Deccan as well.
>>The check-in counters at airports as well as the crew
uniforms now had the same red and white colors as
those for Kingfisher Airlines.
>>The new look airline also promised excellent on-time
performance, a wider network and " little delights all the
way."
>>Check-in staff would no longer be outsourced, but
managed by the airline's own employees, thereby

5. "increasing accountability and improving service
delivery," said Mr Mallya.
>>He also announced that the new airline would slowly
phase out the ageing ATR 42 and A320 planes and
replace them with entirely new aircraft.
>>Changes were also made in the flight schedule of
Simplifly Deccan airlines to better align with that of
Kingfisher Airlines.
>>According to agencies, the re-branding was expected to
cost around Rs 15 crore (approx. $3.8m).
>>In August 2008, it was announced the airline will further
change its branding to Kingfisher Red and will begin
operating under Kingfisher's IATA code IT.
 Accidents and Incidents:
>>Air Deccan had a rather inauspicious start to its
operations on 24 September, 2003, with its very first
flight from Hyderabad to Vijaywada catching fire on the
runway when it was taxiing before take-off.
>>That flight was carrying several dignitaries such as the
then BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, the then Minister
of State for Civil Aviation, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, and Telugu
Desam Party leader K. Yerran Naidu. This was an ATR 42
aircraft.
>>Again, on 29 March, 2004, another Air Deccan flight
from Goa to Bangalore had to return back half an hour
after take off as smoke filled the cabin. This aircraft was
also an ATR 42.
>>On 11 March 2006, an Air Deccan flight travelling from
Coimbatore to Bangalore made a heavy landing on the
runway at Bangalore's HAL Airport and skidded off the
runway.

6. >>The aircraft was carrying 44 people (40 passengers and
4 crew). Although there were no fatalities, the aircraft,
an ATR 72, was severely damaged.
 Competitors:
>>Air Deccan's phenomenal growth spurred the entry of
more than half a dozen low-cost air carriers in India.
>>In its present avatar as Kingfisher Red, the airline faces
stiff competition from SpiceJet, IndiGo Airlines and
GoAir.
>>The growth of these low-cost air carriers has also forced
mainstream domestic Indian airlines to lower their fares.
 JETLITE:-
>>JetLite, formerly Air Sahara, is an airline based in
New Delhi, India.
>>Controlled by Jet Airways, the airline operates
scheduled services connecting metropolitan centres in
India.
>>The airline also provides helicopters which are
available for charter services and aerial photography.
>>Its main base is Indira Gandhi International Airport,
New Delhi, with hubs at Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport, Hyderabad, Chatrapati Shivaji International
Airport, Mumbai. The focus cities are Chennai
International Airport, Chennai, Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel International Airport,Ahmedabad and Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata[2].

7. JetLite
IATA ICAO Callsign
S2 JLL LITE JET
Founded 1991
• Indira Gandhi
International Airport
• Chhatrapati Shivaji
Hubs International Airport
• Rajiv Gandhi
International Airport
• Chennai International
Airport
• Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose
Focus cities International Airport
• Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel International
Airport
Frequent flyer
Jet Privilege
program
Fleet size 24 (+ 10 orders)
Destinations 28
Parent company Tailwinds Limited
Company slogan Emotionally Yours
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Subrata Roy (Founder),
Key people Naresh Goyal (Owner, Jet
Airways & JetLite)
Website www.jetlite.com

8.  History:
>>The airline was established on 20 September 1991 and
began operations on 3 December 1993 with two Boeing
737-200 aircraft as Sahara Airlines.
>>Initially services were primarily concentrated in the
northern sectors of India, keeping Delhi as its base, and
then operations were extended to cover all the country.
>>Sahara Airlines was rebranded as Air Sahara on 2
October 2000, although Sahara Airlines remains the
carrier's registered name.
>>On 22 March 2004 it became an international carrier
with the start of flights from Chennai to Colombo.
>>It is part of the major Sahara India Pariwar business
conglomerate.
 Incidents and Accidents:
>>A training flight, a Boeing 737-200 (VT-SIA) with an
instructor and three trainees crashed after take-off at
Delhi International Airport on March 8, 1994, ploughing
into a parked Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft.
>>Both aircraft were written off. All four on board as well
as 2 aeroflot employees, a ground engineer, and an
airport employee were killed.
INDIGO:-
>>IndiGo is a private domestic low-cost airline based in
Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
>> It operates domestic services linking 17 destinations.
Its main base is Delhi's Indira Gandhi International
Airport.

9. >>It was awarded the title of ‘Best Domestic Low Cost
Carrier’ in India for 2008.
IndiGo
IATA ICAO Callsign
6E IGO IFLY
Founded 2005
• Chhatrapati
Shivaji
International
Airport
• Chennai
International
Airport
Hubs • Indira Gandhi
International
Airport
• Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose
International
Airport
• Ahmedabad
• Bangalore
Focus cities • Hyderabad
Pune
•
Fleet size 21 (+ 74 orders)
Destinations 17
Parent Interglobe
company Enterprises
Company
Go IndiGo
slogan
Headquarters Gurgaon, India
Key people Aditya Ghosh
Website www.goindigo.in
 History:
>>The airline commenced operations on 4 August 2006 with
a service from Delhi to Imphal via Guwahati.

10. >>The airline is owned by InterGlobe Enterprises.
>>It took delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft on 28 July
2006 and received six aircrafts during 2006.
>>Nine more aircrafts were delivered in 2007 taking the
total to 15.
>>Former US Airways Executive Vice-President, Marketing
and Planning Bruce Ashby joined IndiGo as their Chief
Executive Officer.
>>The airline has also acquired 3 parking spots in Indira
Gandhi International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport.
 Accidents & Incidents:
>>On 1 February, 2009 an IndiGo Flight 334 made an
emergency landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International
Airport.
>>The aircraft landed at 5:30 in the evening, but the
passengers were deplaned at around 9:00 in the night.
>>It was known that 3 suspicious passengers on board had
a quarrel with air hostess regarding their seats.
>>Those passengers were continuously c hanging seats
while aircraft during taxi, and were reported to be
speaking about hijacking the aircraft.
>>Indian NSG Commandos arrested those passengers (2
male and 1 female) upon touchdown. All the passengers
and crew were subsequently allowed out of the aircraft.
 Inflight Service:
>>Being a low cost carrier, IndiGo does not offer a
complimentary meal service to its passengers.

11. >>However, it does offer a buy-on-board food service where
items such as sandwiches, parathas, cookies, nuts,
mineral water and soft drinks can be purchased.
 SPICEJET:-
>>SpiceJet is a low-cost airline based in New Delhi, India.
>>It began service in May 2005 and by 2008, it was India's
second-largest low-cost airline in terms of market share.
>>SpiceJet was voted as the best low-cost airline in South
Asia and Central Asia region by Skytrax in 2007.
>>Rising fuel costs and increasing competition resulted in
SpiceJet posting a loss in the first quarter of 2008-09.
>>In August 2008, SpiceJet announced plans to raise
US$100 million through foreign investment.
SpiceJet

12. IATA ICAO Callsign
SG SEJ SPICEJET
Founded May 2005
• Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel International
Airport
• Chatrapati Shivaji
International Airport
• Chennai
Hubs International Airport
• Indira Gandhi
International Airport
• Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose
International Airport
• Bangalore
Focus cities
• Hyderabad
Fleet size 21 (+ 9 orders)
Destinations 18
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Key people Sanjay Aggarwal (CEO)
Website www.spicejet.com
 History:
>>SpiceJet was earlier known as Royal Airways, a
reincarnation of ModiLuft.
>>It is promoted by Ajay Singh and the Kansagra family.
>>SpiceJet marked its entry in service with Rs. 99 fares for
the first 99 days, with 9,000 seats available at this rate.
>>This deal was followed it up with a Rs. 999 promotional
scheme on select routes.
>>Their marketing theme "offering low 'everyday spicy
fares' and great guest services to price conscious
travelers.
>>Their aim is to compete with the Indian Railways
passengers travelling in air conditioned coaches.

13. >>On July 15, 2008 Billionaire Wilbur Ross suggested he
would invest $80 million (about Rs 345 crore) in the low
cost airline.
>>Spicejet names their aircraft after Spices.
Fleet
The SpiceJet fleet consists of the following
aircraft as of February 2009:
SpiceJet Fleet
In
Aircraf Passengers
Servic Orders Routes Notes
t (Economy)
e
Boeing Domesti
737-80 16 9 189 c Short
0 Haul
Boeing Domesti
737-90 5 0 212 c Short
0ER Haul
Total 21 9