New Delhi: India witnessed a quick recovery in the domestic airway subsided pandemic.
The country’s largest airline, Indigo, is now operating more domestic flights on the peak days of travel such as weekends or holidays than that previously Covid thanks to an increase in connections to smaller cities.
But airplane tickets can immediately cost more as a combined pressure from the increase in the price of jet fuel and falling rupees has reached a point where the flight must pass on this increase in cost operations for passengers in the form of higher rates.
Indigo Ronojoy Dutta CEO said Wednesday Toy: “In pre-pandemic times, we have around 1,600 flights every day from 400 to 450 international.
At present, we have around 1,400 flights every day from nearly 80 international ones.
(These numbers vary from fat to the day of the trip).
Peak search is good.
The government has enabled 100% of our domestic capacity and our current booking is 90-95% of the pre-covid level.
” While preparing for the upcoming competition from Indian water, Indigo has ordered new “enhanced, chair softer and more comfortable” for the whole fleet.
“The command has been placed for a new chair,” Dutta said.
Both largest consumer grouses with Indigo, which accounted for almost 6 in every 10 domestic leaflets, have – very light soft chairs and cold food, do not count pour-hot-water-for-6-minute-in-a-cup upma or noodles .
Indigo recorded the highest one-day kilometer in the country available Seat (Askm, the number of seats available multiplied by the number of KM was flown), Monday (8 Nov) at 22.7 Crore.
Previous height was 22.5 crore on March 16, 2020 – before a pandemic when everyone rushed home.
While the highest ever (before Covid) Domestic Daily Flight Count 1455 and currently around 35 briefly from that number, ASKM high is achieved due to an increase in the number of aircraft with more seating capacity, the airline said.
But the incessant increase in flight turbines (ATF) prices and falling rupees can now force flights to increase rates to avoid breast.
“Crude oil has gone from $ 43 a barrel last October to $ 84 now.
We need some tax assistance.
Rates must reflect higher fuel prices, higher operating costs (added to falling rupees).
BBM is a problem and tariff must be brought higher, “Dutta said.
“Airlines around the world received government assistance.
We don’t get anything, which is fine.
But excise at fuel (11%) and other indirect taxes in India are very high.
The airline pays 21% indirect tax and this is the highest effective for each industry in India because we do not get fuel tax credit.
This need will soften because we are critical infrared players, “Dutta said.
Indigo will start getting Airbus A321 XLR (extra remote) which will do upto seven hours directly to cities such as Tel Aviv, Milan and Dusseldorf.
It completes this aviation product that will include a new seat, oven for hot food and in seat plug sockets so that passengers who keep their personal electronic devices are charged during the trip.