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INDIAN
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
PRESENTATION
BY
CMD AIR INDIA
Growth
before full impact of liberalization was
understood
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GDP Forecasts
3.5%
1.5
for pax traffic to/from India is probable
Actual Growth
Total 21.5 19.2
Domestic 24 21.4
International 16.7 14.5
Apr/Nov 2005
over Apr/Nov
2004
2004-05 over
2003-04
Increase (%)
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Trends
with outbound traffic increasing faster than
inbound traffic
to/from MAA, BLR, HYD, CCU, COK, Nagpur
etc. resulting in passenger traffic by-passing
AI’s hubs at BOM/DEL
air travel
the past decade
liberalization of bilaterals and permission for
private airlines to operate on international
routes resulting in huge capacity increases
by foreign / Indian carriers
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in US/Europe
set up in Asia. We have pioneered by setting up
Air India Express – the first low cost international
airline in India
flying more comfortable – lower cabin altitude,
higher humidity
Infrastructure
during peak periods and in terms of night parking
bays
airports with easy domestic & international
connections
5
Strategic Thrusts of Air India
hovering around
annum) to regain market share
expansion, product enhancement and operations
improvement
–
& USA and more direct high frequency services on
all other routes
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passenger amenities and superior
seating comfort on its aircraft, to attract
more First / Business Class passengers
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