MUMBAI: India's first cheap carrier Air Deccan, which ceased operations after being got by means of erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, took off wings again as a commuter airline with its maiden flight starting off for Jalgaon from right here nowadays.
The flight, DN 1320, took off for Jalgaon, round 400 km from right here in North Maharashtra, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) right here this afternoon.
"It's a sense of great beginning. A sense of being fortunate that Air Deccan is taking off again," Air Deccan chairman Capt G R Gopinath informed PTI.
There was once a dream of taking flying to every imaginable corner of the country, which failed to come to fruition as a result of Air Deccan's merger with the Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, he stated.
"Now I have the opportunity to relaunch operations across the country," stated the pioneer of cheap aviation in India.
The flight was once inaugurated by means of Maharashtra PWD Minister Chandrakant Patil along with Gopinath.
However, the maiden flight was once marred by means of delay. The aircraft took off at round 2.55 pm instead of the scheduled departure of one.20 pm.
Air Deccan's strategic companions Shaishav Shah of Ahmedabad-based GSEC Ltd and Himanshu Shah of Monarch Networth Capital as well as senior DGCA officers were on-board the inaugural flight.
Air Deccan gained the scheduled commuter operator (SCO) permit from regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) the day before today.
In the first section of operations, Air Deccan plans to supply connectivity to Jalgaon, Nashik and Kolhapur from Mumbai and Pune.
Air Deccan had bagged 34 routes within the first section of bidding for Udan scheme, which caps fares at Rs 2,500 for a flight under hour duration.
For the Jalgaon flight, the airline has pegged fares at Rs 2,250 for 50 per cent of the seats, to be operated under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, whilst the price ticket value for the remaining 9 will likely be Rs 4,500 per seat, an official stated.
Air Deccan has deployed a 19-seater airplane, Beachcraft B-1900D, (18 passengers and one team member) on the Mumbai- Jalgaon route. The identical aircraft will come again to Mumbai after which fly to Nashik this night time.
Flight operators, awarded routes under the scheme, are entitled to a subsidy to keep fares low for the passengers. An airline has to put aside 50 per cent of its seating capability on the discounted fares.
The flight, DN 1320, took off for Jalgaon, round 400 km from right here in North Maharashtra, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) right here this afternoon.
"It's a sense of great beginning. A sense of being fortunate that Air Deccan is taking off again," Air Deccan chairman Capt G R Gopinath informed PTI.
There was once a dream of taking flying to every imaginable corner of the country, which failed to come to fruition as a result of Air Deccan's merger with the Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, he stated.
"Now I have the opportunity to relaunch operations across the country," stated the pioneer of cheap aviation in India.
The flight was once inaugurated by means of Maharashtra PWD Minister Chandrakant Patil along with Gopinath.
However, the maiden flight was once marred by means of delay. The aircraft took off at round 2.55 pm instead of the scheduled departure of one.20 pm.
Air Deccan's strategic companions Shaishav Shah of Ahmedabad-based GSEC Ltd and Himanshu Shah of Monarch Networth Capital as well as senior DGCA officers were on-board the inaugural flight.
Air Deccan gained the scheduled commuter operator (SCO) permit from regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) the day before today.
In the first section of operations, Air Deccan plans to supply connectivity to Jalgaon, Nashik and Kolhapur from Mumbai and Pune.
Air Deccan had bagged 34 routes within the first section of bidding for Udan scheme, which caps fares at Rs 2,500 for a flight under hour duration.
For the Jalgaon flight, the airline has pegged fares at Rs 2,250 for 50 per cent of the seats, to be operated under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, whilst the price ticket value for the remaining 9 will likely be Rs 4,500 per seat, an official stated.
Air Deccan has deployed a 19-seater airplane, Beachcraft B-1900D, (18 passengers and one team member) on the Mumbai- Jalgaon route. The identical aircraft will come again to Mumbai after which fly to Nashik this night time.
Flight operators, awarded routes under the scheme, are entitled to a subsidy to keep fares low for the passengers. An airline has to put aside 50 per cent of its seating capability on the discounted fares.
Air Deccan takes wings again, flies to Jalgaon
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