| India has undergone a huge economy boom in last 15 | | | | A330-200and 63 Boeing aircrafts. And it has 43 |
| years. This has changed the lifestyle of people here | | | | orders pending for delivery. |
| and their preferences have been changed in many | | | | The carrier also offers various types of cabin classes |
| aspects of life. Travelling is one such aspect which has | | | | to suit every need. The in flight entertainment is terrific. |
| changed a lot in last 15 years in India. Today more and | | | | And if you are a frequent flier, you will become a |
| more people want a faster as well as economical | | | | member of jet's award winning frequent flier program. |
| travel option. This has increased the demand of flight | | | | It also has code sharing agreements with key |
| services in India. No-frills services started by major | | | | international fliers. |
| airlines companies proved to be a boon for travelers in | | | | 2. Kingfisher Red: Kingfisher red, formerly Air Deccan, |
| India. | | | | is a low cost airline operated by Kingfisher airlines. It is |
| These no-frills services are meant for those travelers | | | | headquartered in Mumbai, India. It has a specialty that |
| who just want to reach their destinations and don't | | | | the fliers of Kingfisher Red can also earn frequent flier |
| need the luxurious facilities of regular flights. As the | | | | miles, part of Kingfisher Airline's frequent flier program. |
| fares of these low cost flights are similar to the first | | | | The carrier was founded by Captain G.R Gopinath |
| class compartments of India railways, people are | | | | and on August 23 and its first flight took off from |
| choosing flights over trains. | | | | Hyderabad to Vijaywada. It was the first Indian airline |
| Here are some of the domestic flight services in India | | | | to venture into second tier cities. But it could not earn |
| that I have used in past. | | | | the expected profits and instead posted huge losses. |
| 1. Jet airways- One of the most well known and | | | | On 19 December 2007, it was merged with Kingfisher |
| esteemed air carriers in the country, it is the country's | | | | Airlines and was renamed as kingfisher red. The |
| second largest airline after Air India. A leader in the | | | | merger became effective from April 2008 and Dr. |
| domestic aviation sector, it is based in Mumbai. It | | | | Vijay Mallya became its chairman and CEO while |
| operates to about 400 destinations worldwide from 80 | | | | captain Gopinath was named its vice chairman. The |
| destinations. It is frequently showered with awards and | | | | airline is a venture of kingfisher airlines in budget flying |
| accolades and is one of the best long-haul carriers in | | | | and extends its area of service. |
| the world. It also operates two low cost airlines; Jet | | | | 3. Jagson Airline - It is an airline that is based in Delhi |
| Lite and Jet Konnect. | | | | and has flights to Nepal and Bhutan. It began its |
| The airline was established on 1 April 1992 as an air | | | | operations in November 1991. It has 5 aircrafts in |
| taxi operator. While it's commercial operations started | | | | service and has expansion plans in the near future. |
| from 5 May 1993. Its international operations began in | | | | Although it is not very famous, but facilities and |
| March 2004 with flights to Sri Lanka. It also bought out | | | | regularity of their flights is really impressive. It connects |
| rival air Sahara in one of the biggest deals in the Indian | | | | some of the major cities in South India which includes |
| aviation industry. Its flights connect 44 domestic | | | | Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin etc. |
| destinations across the country. | | | | These three airlines are the backbone of India aviation |
| The airline has a huge fleet of aircrafts which is mainly | | | | industry. Every day thousands of visitors travel by |
| dominated by the airbus. Overall, it has 12 airbus | | | | these airlines to reach their destinations in India. |