Kingfisher and Deccan had appointed Accenture to study the structure of the merger of the two airlines including operational synergies, network rationalisation and management structure.
After having slashed fares when his competitors increased them, low-cost carrier Air Deccan's chief G R Gopinath on Monday said the airline would increase the number of flights instead of fares to meet the passenger demand.
Budget carrier Air Deccan, which has the largest network in India covering 60 airports and operating more than 300 flights a day, may hive off its highly profitable ATR Turboprop aircraft operations into a separate company.
An Air Deccan staffer was killed on Monday night in the ramp area of the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, after being hit by a vehicle. The vehicle is yet to be identified, police said.
Deccan Aviation, which operates the country's largest budget carrier Air Deccan, will make a preferential allotment to investors to raise $75-100 million for its expansion plans.
Air Deccan has been asked by the state consumer commission to pay Rs 75,000 as compensation to members of two families who were left stranded at the aiport here owing to flight delays due to technical problem.
Budget airlines Air Deccan on Friday announced that reservations for its much-awaited April to June 2007 summer schedules would open on November 12, at fares which begin at Rs 9 (plus taxes).
Low-cost airline Air Deccan has appointed three investment banks to advise the company on its initial public offer and a final decision on the matter would be taken in the next couple of months, Capt. G R Gopinath, managing director said in Chennai.
Low-fare airline Air Deccan on Monday said it would start a new service between Chennai to Tuticorin from next month and announced plans for frequent flights between Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad in the next three months.
The airline would offer Re 1 ticket to a few passengers through a lucky draw as part of its promotional campaign.
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Air Deccan, country's largest low cost airline, has announced a mega offer of 1,00,000 tickets, free excluding taxes and surcharge.
Low fare carrier Air Deccan on Monday launched three new daily flights between Kolkata and Aizawl, Bagdogra and Bhubaneshwar using 48-seater ATR-42 aircraft.
Air Deccan, the country's second largest airline, on Friday announced it has signed a deal with two European banks to raise $100 million (Rs 450 crore) to help ensure its financial stability and insulate it from the "turbulence" in the domestic aviat
Low-cost no frill airline Air Deccan has made a marginal increase of Rs 200 in the fuel surcharge on all fares to all routes from Friday.
Air Deccan said on Monday it recorded a 90 to 100 per cent load factor in May as the holiday season increased the passenger traffic in most of the sectors.
Russian defence aerospace major Sukhoi is close to bagging its first civilian Indian client with its regional 60- to 90-seater jet Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Low cost carrier Air Deccan will launch flights to seven new destinations soon.
Sources close to the development told PTI that the open offer was expected to be announced next week. The share price for the open offer would be Rs 155 per share, the amount UB Holdings paid for picking up the 26 per cent stake.
Vijay Mallya-promoted UB Group, which acquired 26 per cent stake in Air Deccan for Rs 550 crore (Rs 5.5 billion) and is to buy another 20 per cent through an open offer, has completed raising funds for the purpose ahead of its payment deadline.
Vijay Mallya's United Breweries Holdings has made an open offer for an additional 20 per cent stake in Air Deccan in which it has already acquired 26 per cent for Rs 550 crore (Rs 5.5 billion).
There's talk that the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is eyeing a minority stake in the carrier. It's also possible that private equity players like Texas Pacific Group may want a slice of the low-cost carrier's equity.
Air Deccan is going to a lot of sectors where nobody is going, places like Dehra Dun, Belgaum, Hubli and Kolhapur, we are very focused on the other India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed a G20 initiative aimed at enhancing clean energy transitions by boosting recycling, easing supply chain pressures and advancing joint research on critical minerals, and suggested forging a partnership to make satellite data more accessible and interoperable.
Luckily for us, a Russia that is desperate to stay relevant in an emerging multipolar world finds in India a reliable geostrategic partner. The Russian proximity to India also keeps China from exploiting its economic dominance vis a vis Russia, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Simplifly Deccan, the low-cost carrier (LCC) brand formed after the merger of full service airline Kingfisher and the LCC Air Deccan, may soon cease to exist.
San Fransisco and New York are touted to be the first destinations.
With this extra buck in it kitty, will Air Deccan be able to expand its fleet and revamp its services?
Although industry analysts are welcoming Kingfisher Airlines' stake acquisition in Air Deccan as the right move towards consolidation
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