{"id":19483,"date":"2022-04-04T12:38:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T07:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19483"},"modified":"2022-04-04T12:38:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T07:08:52","slug":"as-indias-airlines-squabble-over-fare-hikes-cheap-tickets-will-continue-to-be-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/04\/as-indias-airlines-squabble-over-fare-hikes-cheap-tickets-will-continue-to-be-available\/","title":{"rendered":"As India’s airlines squabble over fare hikes, cheap tickets will continue to be available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the Wings India airshow in Hyderabad last month, top airline executives agreed on a number of points, including the reduction of taxes and the expansion of airport capacity. <\/strong>One point they couldn’t agree on was whether unfair competition is artificially keeping fares low in as an already fiercely competitive sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunil Bhaskaran, AirAsia India's chief executive officer, was forthright. He claims that \"irresponsible competition<\/strong>\" has kept fares cheap despite hefty taxes and fuel prices in Indian aviation.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
 Bhaskaran<\/strong> didn’t say who he was talking about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
IndiGo, India’s largest airline, is the only carrier capable of making the whole market dance to its tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.’s IndiGo airline<\/strong> controls more than half of the domestic market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 Nine other airlines<\/strong> fight for the remaining seats, providing the rapidly expanding low-cost carrier a stranglehold on rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two more airlines are planning to establish services later this year, increasing competition in a sector where tickets are frequently sold below operating costs, resulting in the death of several high-profile companies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
IndiGo, on the other hand, appears unconcerned about the criticism, as well as requests from SpiceJet Ltd. for airlines to work together to raise fares, even if it means a tiny drop in bookings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\"I'm sorry, but this isn't about working together to raise fares<\/strong>,\" Ronojoy Dutta, IndiGo's CEO, stated in response to a suggestion that other airlines follow IndiGo's lead and boost fares.\n \n\"Look, ultimately, IndiGo's objective is to deliver great customer service while receiving a disproportionate share of revenue,<\/strong>\" Dutta added, to laughter and cheers.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n