Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Prashi Agarwal
Saurabh Goyal
The Rise & Fall of Maharaja
Maharaja Syndrome Post Maharaja (Liberalization)
Air travel: an elitist activity Open skies policy for domestic
Prohibitive cost of air travel players in 1991
Air Corporations Act, 1953 Air Corporation Act repealed
– Air India nationalized in 1953 Private airlines reintroduced
– all airlines merged into either Partial open sky policy for
Indian Airlines or Air India international players only in
– The Directorate General of Civil November 2004
Aviation controlled every aspect of Full cost carriers, low cost carriers
flying (LCC), start-up airlines (total 21
– Airports Authority of administering today!!)
every aspect of air transport Nose- diving prices
operation through the Air Traffic
Control. Privatization of Delhi and Mumbai
airports
Players 2006
Taking Indians To Places
Challenges
Infrastructure
Avian Flu
Tackling the rise in Fuel Price
Waving of Tax Exemption on leasing from government
With the advent of LCC, other airlines too reducing their price
significantly
Costs pressures (ATF Prices & Staff Cost)