Alliances- Food for thought
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. 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 - International connectivity is vital with access to main markets from the country and offers over 72,000 seats per ...