Air decon enhanced seat capacity
Low cost airline Air Deccan has announced an enhancement of seat capacity for southern travellers, with a view to service the growing demand.The airline said it had replaced its 72 seat ATR 72 with a brand new 180 seat Airbus A320 on the existing Chennai-Madurai and Chennai-Coimbatore sectors. It has also introduced an additional ATR 72 flight from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram in the evening, making it convenient for business travellers seeking a same day return flight.Air Deccan has more than 2.5 lakh seats per month in South India alone, and leads the market with a 40 per cent share in terms of seats offered in the region.Air Deccan, the leader of low cost aviation in India, has seen remarkable growth not only in leisure but business travel as well. With time at a premium, Indian corporate, small business travellers, and SMEs have switched travel preferences from trains to low cost air travel. Cities of the past like Trivandrum, Madurai and Coimbatore are now becoming cities of the future, developing into modern cities with big IT and corporate companies setting up infrastructure. Air Deccan's flights at affordable fares are sought after by leisure as well as business travellers on these routes.Air Deccan presently offers the largest seat inventory among all airlines in the South, connecting as many as 19 destinations. It flies close to 3,000 flights a month within the South. In June 2007, over 2,800 flights were on time within one hour, and approximately 2,500 flights were on time within 15 minutes.
