WHEN INDIA'S NEWEST scheduled airline Akasa Air takes to the skies on August 7, it will be launching in the world's fastest expanding aviation market that also faces a clutch of challenges. The low-cost carrier, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, will thus have to offer a product that is both disruptive and different.
The expectations are high from the carrier. This was evident after tickets for its maiden flight were sold out within hours after bookings opened on July 22. "As professionals, we have spent one and a half years on developing a competitive cost structure from day one," says Founder & CEO Vinay Dube. A quick check reveals that Akasa's ticket prices are lower than its competitors by over 22 per cent on average in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector. Similarly, in the Bengaluru-Mumbai sector, its fares are lower by nearly 5 per cent.
So, to what extent will it be able to shake up the market? "Akasa is flying into an intensely competitive market with razor-thin margins. It is also a market where the top two players, namely IndiGo and the Tata group airlines, command more than 80 per cent market share," says Satyendra Pandey, Managing Partner at aviation advisory AT-TV.
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