Posted by- Neelam Mathews
Aug 5, 2011
With Air India now almost surely not joining Star Alliance, and SkyTeam is said to be arriving next week for talks, could OneWorld be looking for a second partner?
Domestic links to regional cities will help alliances develop connectivity across global markets. There are currently over 1.58 million seats in the domestic market every week with IndiGo now the largest carrier in this market, according to Routes.
International connectivity is vital with access to main markets from the country and offers over 72,000 seats per week on its 330-plus weekly flights. The transfer of traffic rights on many of its flights into ethnic markets to Air India Express has also boosted its market position. Jet Airways would be a viable alliance member and perhaps a stronger partner than Air India, especially being the largest operator at three of India’s four largest airports.
IndiGo Airlines has ambitious plans to expand into regional markets but currently has only limited traffic rights, an issue that could impact its future growth and entry into some key markets.Emirates Airline is the largest foreign carrier to serve India, with a 10.8 per cent share of the international capacity.
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Aug 5, 2011
With Air India now almost surely not joining Star Alliance, and SkyTeam is said to be arriving next week for talks, could OneWorld be looking for a second partner?
Domestic links to regional cities will help alliances develop connectivity across global markets. There are currently over 1.58 million seats in the domestic market every week with IndiGo now the largest carrier in this market, according to Routes.
| INDIA’S LARGEST DOMESTIC AIRLINES (weekly non-stop flights) | ||||
| RANK | AIRLINE | WEEKLY FLIGHTS | WEEKLY SEATS | % CAPACITY |
| 1 | IndoGo Airlines | 1,795 | 323,100 | 20.4 % |
| 2 | Air India | 2,124 | 304,889 | 19.2 % |
| 3 | Kingfisher Airlines | 2,568 | 279,857 | 17.7 % |
| 4 | Jet Airways | 2,488 | 263,095 | 16.6 % |
| 5 | SpiceJet | 1,383 | 163,194 | 10.3 % |
| (others) | 1,601 | 251,093 | 15.8 | |
| TOTAL | 11,959 | 1,585,228 | - | |
IndiGo Airlines has ambitious plans to expand into regional markets but currently has only limited traffic rights, an issue that could impact its future growth and entry into some key markets.Emirates Airline is the largest foreign carrier to serve India, with a 10.8 per cent share of the international capacity.
| INDIA’S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (weekly non-stop flights) | ||||
| RANK | AIRLINE | WEEKLY FLIGHTS | WEEKLY SEATS | % CAPACITY |
| 1 | Air India | 334 | 72,586 | 14.6 % |
| 2 | Jet Airways | 335 | 54,764 | 11.0 % |
| 3 | Air India Express | 178 | 33,642 | 17.7 % |
| 4 | Kingfisher Airlines | 97 | 15,584 | 6.8 % |
| 5 | SpiceJet | 21 | 2,478 | 3.1 % |
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