What is the future of low cost airlines in a country like India?

Answer 1

The new phenomenon in India is Low cost airlines. If mobile phone was a dream for Indians quite some time back, the telecom revolution has changed it. Similarly, the low cost airlines effect has begun to be felt among Indians. More Indians are now willing to give a try to fly between places, rather than using airconditioned sleeper class coaches of railways. Understanding the market, the low cost airlines in India have also responded well. With just one airlines in 2004, now there there are five low cost airliners operating to various destinations across India. Gone are the days when flying means only to metros, now these low cost airlines connect smaller cities and towns. This means the segment of population which had the power to fly but did not due to the lack of flights from their region are now utilizing the services of these low cost airlines. Earlier primarily metros used to be connected by flights, but low cost airlines have made a change to this scenario. Low cost airlines in India are connecting the metros with smaller towns, smaller towns with other smaller towns and smaller towns with cities.