Airlines in India

Airlines in India In the recent past have grown manifold. The rapid growth of Indian economy has resulted in a positive effect on the airline industry in India. The arrival of low cost airline carriers in India has spiced up the whole affair. Suddenly the air travel is no more the limited to the rich and the mighty. Now it has become a middle class’s vehicle and revolutionized the way a common Indian traveler used to travel. Here is a brief view of domestic airlines in India. This includes premium airlines as well as low cost airlines in India.

And the major domestic airlines in India to look for in the future are:

Air India
Air India's is one of the older airlines in India worldwide network today covers 44 destinations by operating services with its own aircraft and through code-shared flights. Important destinations covered by Air India are Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Nairobi, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Birmingham, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Riyadh, Kuwait, Los Angeles, Chicago, Newark, New York, and Toronto.

Air India’s fleet consists of thirty eight aircrafts. These include 12 Boeing 747-400, 1 Boeing 747-400, 2 Boeing 747-300, 19 Airbus 310-300, and 4 Boeing 777-200.

Jet Airways
Jet Airways is one of the premier private airlines in India. Jet Airways operates over 320 flights daily to 43 destinations in India and currently controls about 40% of India's aviation market. Jet Airways became the first private airline of India to fly to international routes. Jet Airways has won many awards in recognition of standards of its service and has also received the ISO 9001:2000 standards certification for its In-flight Services and has set high standards for Airlines in India.

Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher Airline is a private airline based in Bangalore, India. The airline is owned by Vijay Mallya. Kingfisher Airlines started its operations on May 9th, 2005 with a fleet of 4 Airbus A320 aircrafts. The airline currently operates on domestic destinations and is one of the most aggressive player among the airlines of India.

Indigo
Indigo presently has a fleet of four aircrafts and plans to expand its fleet and network in a phased manner. By the end of 2006, IndiGo is aiming at 6 aircrafts and 12 cities and has plans to expand its fleet to 15 by December of 2007. IndiGo has proposed to serve around 30 Indian cities with a fleet of 40 Airbus A-320s by 2010. IndiGo will have fleet of only one type of aircraft, the Airbus A-320 that has a capacity of 180 passengers.

Air Deccan
Air Deccan is the first airline in India to operate as full low cost carrier. It is a part of Deccan Aviation Private Limited, India's largest private heli-charter company.
Presently, Air Deccan covers 57 destinations in India, which is more than any other airline in India. Air Deccan has massive expansion plans.

Author Bio:
Jane Thompson is an expert author and the webmaster of Air Deccan section of http://www.zoomtra.com/. The website having details of various domestic flights India and hotels in India.