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Downpour of 1,50,000 tickets at thundering fares for travel all through July. Fares starting from Re 1/- to Rs. 1774/- Bookings opening on 23 June 2006, Friday at 08:00 A.M
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All India 39 00 88 88
States Specific
N E States 18004257008
J & K State 18004257008
Karnataka 9845777008
Chennai 9840377008
Delhi 9818177008
Kolkata 9831677008
Tamil Nadu 9894477008
Mumbai 9892577008
Andhra Pradesh 9849677008
Gujarat 9898377008
Maharashtra 9890477008
Contact Air Deccan
Air Deccan
35/2, Cunningham Road
Opposite Canara Bank
Bangalore - 560 052
Phone : 080 41148190-99 / 41585000 / 5200
Fax: 080 41235820
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Deccan Aviation Pvt Ltd
Jakkur Aerodrome
Bellary Road
Bangalore-560 064
Phone: 080 28567523/ 24
Telefax: 080 28567525
AIR DECCAN, India’s first low cost carrier is a business unit of Deccan Aviation Private Limited, India's largest private heli-charter company. Formed in 1995, Deccan Aviation Private Limited has carved a niche for itself in the Indian aviation scene with its reputation for providing speedy and reliable heli-services for company charters, tourism, medical evacuation, off-shore logistics and a host of other services.
Captain G R Gopinath, the Managing Director is a graduate of the prestigious National Defence Academy and has served the Indian Army. A recipient of the prestigious ROLEX Award for Ecological site farming and the WIPRO PRSI Award, he is the driving force behind the organization.
Captain KJ Samuel is the Executive Director and, along with Capt Gopinath, is a founder Director. An experienced Army Aviation pilot, he is a Presidential Gallantry Award winner and still actively flies for the parent company.
Mr S N Ladhani, Chairman of the Ladhani Group of Companies (India's largest Coke Bottler) is on the Board of Directors. Another illustrious member of the Board of Directors is Mr Vijay Amritraj, India's best known Tennis star.
Air Deccan has 48 seater ATR-42’s in operation in its fleet. In India, this aircraft has already proven to be a highly successful one, both for its efficiency and cost effectiveness. It is presently being used by both, Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.
Air Deccan also has Airbus A-320 - 180 seater aircraft. These new generation fly-by-wire aircraft, with plush leather seats and drop down televisions have brought about low-fare inter-metro connectivity, bringing various destinations on the airline’s air map. These aircraft provide in-flight entertainment for the passengers – a first for any domestic airline in India.
The airline has recently acquired ATR 72 – 500 aircraft. These are 72 seater aircraft with superior engine power and improved interiors for a very comfortable flying experience. The aircraft is very reliable with highly improved productability.
Air Deccan has adopted a 'lean-and-mean' approach to staffing and aims at maintaining a low aircraft-to-employee ratio. We have some of the most experienced administrators, aircrew and engineers on our rolls. A good work culture coupled with a skilled workforce is the backbone of the company.
Air Deccan's Monsoon Hungama begins
Bangalore, June 23, 2006: Low cost carrier Air Deccan today launched its special 'Monsoon Hungama' offer, under which 1.50 lakh tickets would be sold at prices ranging from one rupee to Rs 1,774.
The special fares, exclusive of taxes and surcharge, will be open for travel between July 1 and July 31, 2006, an Air Deccan statement said.
The bookings under the scheme opened this morning.
These fares are spread across various places like Thiruvananthapuram, Jammu, Baghdogra and Goa, it said. (Agencies)
Air Deccan is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It was India's first low-cost carrier, connecting 55 (as on 15-May-06) cities within India. Its secondary Hub is at Chennai International Airport, Chennai. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deccan Aviation.
Air Deccan,
IATA,
DN ICAO,
DKN Callsign,
Deccan,
Founded 2003,
Hubs Bangalore International Airport, Chennai International Airport,
Fleet size 29,
Destinations 57,
Parent company Deccan Aviation Pvt Ltd,
Headquarters Bangalore,
Key people
Website: http://www.airdeccan.net
History
Air Deccan was established in 2003 and started operations in August that year with regular scheduled flights from Bangalore to Mangalore and Hubli. The following month, it opened a second hub at Chennai.
Air Deccan became the first private Indian operator to fly Airbus aircraft when it deployed the first of 5 leased Airbus A320s in July 2004. It was the first airline in India to link second rung cities like Hubli, Madurai and Visakhapatnam to metros like Bangalore and Chennai.
Growth and Expansion
An Air Deccan Airbus A320 at Hamburg,Germany before delivery.Air Deccan has grown rapidly since it first started air operations in 2003, and despite its almost disastrous maiden inaugural flight (which caught fire), it continued to grow. The growing Indian economy and the increasing number of middle-class people in India has greatly helped its growth. On 25th Jan 2006, Air Deccan filed a Red Herring prospectus with SEBI Securities and Exchange Bureau of India. Air Deccan plans to offload 25% of its stake in the IPO planned for late March or early April. 24.5 million equity shares of ten rupees each will be divested at a price to be announced later to raise Rs 1100-1320 Cr ($250-300 million) The proceed from the IPO will be used to set up a training centre in Bangalore and a maintenance facility in Chennai.
Competitors
Air Deccan's phenomenal growth spurred the entry of more than half a dozen low-cost air carriers in India. Air Deccan faces stiff competition from Kingfisher Airlines,SpiceJet and GoAir. The growth of these low-cost air carriers has also forced mainstream Indian airliners like Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and Air Sahara to lower their fares. However, there is a lot of scope for the growth of the airline since the Indian air industry continues to remain largely under-penetrated.
Services
Air Deccan operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of September 2005):
Ahmedabad,
Aizawl,
Amritsar,
Bangalore,
Belgaum,
Bhavnagar,
Bhopal,
Bhubaneswar,
Calicut,
Chandigarh,
Chennai,
Coimbatore,
Dehradun,
Dibrugarh,
Goa,
Guwahati,
Hubli,
Hyderabad,
Jamnagar,
Jaipur,
Jammu,
Kanpur,
Katra,
Kochi,
Kolhapur,
Kolkata,
Lucknow,
Madurai,
Mangalore,
Mumbai,
Nagpur,
Nasik,
New Delhi,
Port Blair,
Pune,
Puttaparthi,
Rajamundry,
Rajkot,
Siliguri,
Srinagar,
Surat,
Tirupati,
Trivandrum,
Vadodara,
Vaishnodevi,
Vijayawada,
Vizag
Air Deccan Flies to 57 Destinations in India (As of Feb 1st 2006), more than any other airline Private or domestic in India.
Current Fleet
The Air Deccan fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March, 2006):
13 Airbus A320-200,
5 ATR 42-320,
9 ATR 42-500,
5 ATR 72-212A,
Total - 31 aircraft
The average age of the Air Deccan fleet is 6.1 years (at April 2006)
Fleet Expansion
The company has acquired a 30 Airbus A320s, which are to be deployed starting in 2007.
The airline has also ordered 30 new ATR 72-500 aircraft (half to be leased), along with 3 second hand ATR 42-500s and 3 second hand ATR 72-500s. Deliveries will begin in May 2005 and be spread over a five year period with 6 to 8 aircraft delivered each year. As of June 2005, two of the 30 aircraft have been delivered.
On January 3rd 2006, Air Deccan placed a further order of 30 Airbus A320 aircraft taking their total orders of A320s to 62.
All 62 A320 aircraft will be powered by Rolls Royce V2500 engines.
Air Deccan,
Air Deccan News,
Air Deccan Fleet Age,
Air Deccan Airbus Fleet Detail,
Air Deccan Passenger Opinions,
Destinations served by Air Deccan
Airlines of India
Air Deccan, Air India, Air-India Express, Air Sahara, Alliance Air, Archana Airways, Blue Dart Aviation, Club One Air, Crescent Air, Deccan Aviation, East-West Airlines, Go Air, Indian, IndiGo Airlines, Indus Airways, Jagson Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Paramount Airways, SpiceJet, Visa Airways
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Deccan
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