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By Anand Kumar
JUST over a year ago, India’s civil aviation sector was flying high.
The industry was clocking a growth rate of nearly 35 per cent,
airlines were on a massive recruitment spree, complaining of the acute
paucity of skilled employees including pilots, and many were also
placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading
plane makers.
But the last few months have seen the industry being buffeted by
unexpected turbulence. The industry, which reported a loss of nearly a
billion dollars for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, is
likely to see a doubling of losses in the current fiscal. Millions of
passengers, mostly from the middle-class, who had discovered the joys
of flying, have abandoned their services as air fares have soared.
Load factors on many sectors have fallen to record lows, though costs
continue to remain high. While global oil prices have tumbled, the
cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the country continues to remain
high. Worse, several state governments impose hefty taxes on the sale
of ATF, with some charging as much as over 30 per cent.
ATF accounts for nearly 50 per cent of operational costs for an
airline. Similarly, hefty taxes by the federal and state governments
also frustrate efforts by airlines – especially low-cost ones – to
slash ticket prices. Fuel prices and taxes have shown no signs of
declining over the years, despite low-cost airlines slashing fares to
attract passengers.
Many of the low-cost carriers continued to reduce fares, hoping to
make up for the losses through higher volumes. But most have had to
give up this business model. Today, the price difference between a
full-fledged carrier and a low-cost one is marginal, and the industry
has sadly reverted back to the regressive era of high fares, which
only corporates and the affluent can afford.
International fares continue to be low – as foreign airlines buy ATF
abroad, where prices are competitive – on several sectors including
Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi/Chennai-Singapore. It is cheaper to fly to a
foreign destination, instead of taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata
or Delhi to Chennai.
A variety of opaque surcharges – relating to air congestion, airport
development and other matters – have made air tickets dearer,
resulting in potential passengers boycotting airlines and returning to
trains.
The slump in the industry has coincided with the privatisation of
airports infrastructure in India. Private operators now manage several
airports, including Mumbai and Delhi, the two busiest in the country.
As the cost of redeveloping these airports is huge, the new airports
operators pass on the charges to airlines, demanding huge sums for
their services. This is again reducing margins, hurting the industry.
*****
TWO major developments last week brought to light the existential
crisis confronting the industry. Leading private carrier Jet Airways
sent shock waves across the country – especially in political circles
– by announcing the sacking of nearly 2,000 employees.
While businesses in the West routinely sack thousands of employees
when a sector does not fare well, in India mass retrenchments are
unheard of – and even banned by law. Not surprisingly, political
parties ranging from mainstream ones like the Congress, to regional
and opportunistic ones like the Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) and the Samajwadi Party rushed in with their condemnations.
The Shiv Sena and the MNS – founded by the estranged nephew of Bal
Thackeray, the Sena chief – have been battling to control trade unions
in the civil aviation and hospitality sectors in Mumbai. Employees of
many private airlines and hotels have for years been snubbing trade
unions, wanting to set up presence in the industry.
But the sacking of relatively well-paid airline employees – which
dominated primetime television news and the front pages of leading
newspapers – and the widespread condemnation it generated is in stark
contrast to the deafening silence of the political establishment (and
the media) to the routine exploitation of millions of workers in the
unorganised sector.
With elections due to be held next month in several key states –
including Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh – and
general elections round the corner, political parties are reluctant to
be seen as anti-labour. And with television cameras focussed on
attractive air-hostesses and cabin crew members demonstrating for
their jobs, most politicians hungry for any election-eve publicity
have been rushing in with bizarre statements.
Jet Airways has been growing at a phenomenal pace all these years and
has been on a hiring spree – even poaching from other airlines. It has
a total strength of 13,000 employees. But the sudden turbulence in the
industry, caused by soaring costs, has forced it to take drastic
remedies, including sacking employees on probation and relative
newcomers.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, the expatriate chief executive of
the airline – which is owned by Naresh Goyal, a billionaire NRI – the
airline was forced to take the step to prevent it from collapsing.
Jet Airways, which emerged as the largest domestic airline, embarked
on a massive global expansion, after acquiring the rights to fly
abroad. But the airline has had to cut down its overseas expansion and
downsize its aggressive expansion plans in view of the crisis in the
industry.
According to Prock-Schauer, the civil aviation industry in India is
witness to a double-digit decline in revenues, forcing the premier
carrier to reduce the numbers of flights in its winter schedule by 15
per cent. The airline has also put on hold its fleet expansion plans,
frozen its planned introduction of flights to new international
destinations and even grounded aircraft.
*****
THE airline almost burnt its fingers when it acquired low-cost (but
loss-making) Air Sahara for $500 million about two years ago and re-
branded it as JetLite. The airline, which has placed orders for
billions of dollars of new aircraft, has also borrowed heavily and is
likely to be impacted by the global financial crisis.
Last week, Jet Airways was forced to reconcile with its closest
competitor, Kingfisher Airlines – owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
The two leading private carriers entered into a strategic alliance
covering code-sharing, joint fuel management and sharing of common
infrastructure and services including ground services, ticketing and
crew training.
Critics blasted the strategic alliance as cartelisation by the two big
carriers – who together account for 60 per cent of the market – though
Goyal and Mallya dismissed such fears. Kingfisher too had acquired
pioneering low-cost carrier Air Deccan. The acquisition of the two low-
cost carriers by the two full service operators had virtually brought
an end to the era of cheap prices for the middle-class.
It is now feared that the two giants might combine their resources by
curbing flights on popular sectors, to ensure higher yields. Other low-
cost carriers like Spice Jet (in which American investor W.L. Ross
recently acquired a stake) Indigo and Go Air might also find the going
tough.
India’s domestic civil aviation sector had witnessed sluggish growth
for decades, as it was dominated by a state-owned monopoly. But things
began to change after the opening up of the domestic skies for private
operators and the entry of low-cost carriers.
However, the churning that is going on in the industry, with big
players gobbling up smaller ones – and also the merger of two state-
owned carriers – could slow down the growth rate of the industry.
Passenger traffic growth, which peaked at 33 per cent last year, is
down to just seven per cent in the current year.
Political leaders, however, are not concerned over the fact that
millions of ordinary Indians are being deprived of the opportunity of
flying to their destinations on holidays because of the steep tax
rates on fuel for “a rich man’s mode of transport.”
Competition and the opening up of the economy has brought about huge
changes in sectors like telecommunications and civil aviation –
benefiting millions of poor and middle-class consumers. But these
gains could well be wiped out, at least in the airline industry, if
the government continues to dither on pushing ahead with further
reforms in the sector.
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| Quote: | By Anand Kumar
JUST over a year ago, India’s civil aviation sector was flying high.
The industry was clocking a growth rate of nearly 35 per cent,
airlines were on a massive recruitment spree, complaining of the acute
paucity of skilled employees including pilots, and many were also
placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading
plane makers.
But the last few months have seen the industry being buffeted by
unexpected turbulence. The industry, which reported a loss of nearly a
billion dollars for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, is
likely to see a doubling of losses in the current fiscal. Millions of
passengers, mostly from the middle-class, who had discovered the joys
of flying, have abandoned their services as air fares have soared.
Load factors on many sectors have fallen to record lows, though costs
continue to remain high. While global oil prices have tumbled, the
cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the country continues to remain
high. Worse, several state governments impose hefty taxes on the sale
of ATF, with some charging as much as over 30 per cent.
ATF accounts for nearly 50 per cent of operational costs for an
airline. Similarly, hefty taxes by the federal and state governments
also frustrate efforts by airlines – especially low-cost ones – to
slash ticket prices. Fuel prices and taxes have shown no signs of
declining over the years, despite low-cost airlines slashing fares to
attract passengers.
Many of the low-cost carriers continued to reduce fares, hoping to
make up for the losses through higher volumes. But most have had to
give up this business model. Today, the price difference between a
full-fledged carrier and a low-cost one is marginal, and the industry
has sadly reverted back to the regressive era of high fares, which
only corporates and the affluent can afford.
International fares continue to be low – as foreign airlines buy ATF
abroad, where prices are competitive – on several sectors including
Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi/Chennai-Singapore. It is cheaper to fly to a
foreign destination, instead of taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata
or Delhi to Chennai.
A variety of opaque surcharges – relating to air congestion, airport
development and other matters – have made air tickets dearer,
resulting in potential passengers boycotting airlines and returning to
trains.
The slump in the industry has coincided with the privatisation of
airports infrastructure in India. Private operators now manage several
airports, including Mumbai and Delhi, the two busiest in the country.
As the cost of redeveloping these airports is huge, the new airports
operators pass on the charges to airlines, demanding huge sums for
their services. This is again reducing margins, hurting the industry.
*****
TWO major developments last week brought to light the existential
crisis confronting the industry. Leading private carrier Jet Airways
sent shock waves across the country – especially in political circles
– by announcing the sacking of nearly 2,000 employees.
While businesses in the West routinely sack thousands of employees
when a sector does not fare well, in India mass retrenchments are
unheard of – and even banned by law. Not surprisingly, political
parties ranging from mainstream ones like the Congress, to regional
and opportunistic ones like the Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) and the Samajwadi Party rushed in with their condemnations.
The Shiv Sena and the MNS – founded by the estranged nephew of Bal
Thackeray, the Sena chief – have been battling to control trade unions
in the civil aviation and hospitality sectors in Mumbai. Employees of
many private airlines and hotels have for years been snubbing trade
unions, wanting to set up presence in the industry.
But the sacking of relatively well-paid airline employees – which
dominated primetime television news and the front pages of leading
newspapers – and the widespread condemnation it generated is in stark
contrast to the deafening silence of the political establishment (and
the media) to the routine exploitation of millions of workers in the
unorganised sector.
With elections due to be held next month in several key states –
including Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh – and
general elections round the corner, political parties are reluctant to
be seen as anti-labour. And with television cameras focussed on
attractive air-hostesses and cabin crew members demonstrating for
their jobs, most politicians hungry for any election-eve publicity
have been rushing in with bizarre statements.
Jet Airways has been growing at a phenomenal pace all these years and
has been on a hiring spree – even poaching from other airlines. It has
a total strength of 13,000 employees. But the sudden turbulence in the
industry, caused by soaring costs, has forced it to take drastic
remedies, including sacking employees on probation and relative
newcomers.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, the expatriate chief executive of
the airline – which is owned by Naresh Goyal, a billionaire NRI – the
airline was forced to take the step to prevent it from collapsing.
Jet Airways, which emerged as the largest domestic airline, embarked
on a massive global expansion, after acquiring the rights to fly
abroad. But the airline has had to cut down its overseas expansion and
downsize its aggressive expansion plans in view of the crisis in the
industry.
According to Prock-Schauer, the civil aviation industry in India is
witness to a double-digit decline in revenues, forcing the premier
carrier to reduce the numbers of flights in its winter schedule by 15
per cent. The airline has also put on hold its fleet expansion plans,
frozen its planned introduction of flights to new international
destinations and even grounded aircraft.
*****
THE airline almost burnt its fingers when it acquired low-cost (but
loss-making) Air Sahara for $500 million about two years ago and re-
branded it as JetLite. The airline, which has placed orders for
billions of dollars of new aircraft, has also borrowed heavily and is
likely to be impacted by the global financial crisis.
Last week, Jet Airways was forced to reconcile with its closest
competitor, Kingfisher Airlines – owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
The two leading private carriers entered into a strategic alliance
covering code-sharing, joint fuel management and sharing of common
infrastructure and services including ground services, ticketing and
crew training.
Critics blasted the strategic alliance as cartelisation by the two big
carriers – who together account for 60 per cent of the market – though
Goyal and Mallya dismissed such fears. Kingfisher too had acquired
pioneering low-cost carrier Air Deccan. The acquisition of the two low-
cost carriers by the two full service operators had virtually brought
an end to the era of cheap prices for the middle-class.
It is now feared that the two giants might combine their resources by
curbing flights on popular sectors, to ensure higher yields. Other low-
cost carriers like Spice Jet (in which American investor W.L. Ross
recently acquired a stake) Indigo and Go Air might also find the going
tough.
India’s domestic civil aviation sector had witnessed sluggish growth
for decades, as it was dominated by a state-owned monopoly. But things
began to change after the opening up of the domestic skies for private
operators and the entry of low-cost carriers.
However, the churning that is going on in the industry, with big
players gobbling up smaller ones – and also the merger of two state-
owned carriers – could slow down the growth rate of the industry.
Passenger traffic growth, which peaked at 33 per cent last year, is
down to just seven per cent in the current year.
Political leaders, however, are not concerned over the fact that
millions of ordinary Indians are being deprived of the opportunity of
flying to their destinations on holidays because of the steep tax
rates on fuel for “a rich man’s mode of transport.”
Competition and the opening up of the economy has brought about huge
changes in sectors like telecommunications and civil aviation –
benefiting millions of poor and middle-class consumers. But these
gains could well be wiped out, at least in the airline industry, if
the government continues to dither on pushing ahead with further
reforms in the sector.
M. Javed Iqbal
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| Quote: | By Anand Kumar
JUST over a year ago, India’s civil aviation sector was flying high.
The industry was clocking a growth rate of nearly 35 per cent,
airlines were on a massive recruitment spree, complaining of the acute
paucity of skilled employees including pilots, and many were also
placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading
plane makers.
But the last few months have seen the industry being buffeted by
unexpected turbulence. The industry, which reported a loss of nearly a
billion dollars for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, is
likely to see a doubling of losses in the current fiscal. Millions of
passengers, mostly from the middle-class, who had discovered the joys
of flying, have abandoned their services as air fares have soared.
Load factors on many sectors have fallen to record lows, though costs
continue to remain high. While global oil prices have tumbled, the
cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the country continues to remain
high. Worse, several state governments impose hefty taxes on the sale
of ATF, with some charging as much as over 30 per cent.
ATF accounts for nearly 50 per cent of operational costs for an
airline. Similarly, hefty taxes by the federal and state governments
also frustrate efforts by airlines – especially low-cost ones – to
slash ticket prices. Fuel prices and taxes have shown no signs of
declining over the years, despite low-cost airlines slashing fares to
attract passengers.
Many of the low-cost carriers continued to reduce fares, hoping to
make up for the losses through higher volumes. But most have had to
give up this business model. Today, the price difference between a
full-fledged carrier and a low-cost one is marginal, and the industry
has sadly reverted back to the regressive era of high fares, which
only corporates and the affluent can afford.
International fares continue to be low – as foreign airlines buy ATF
abroad, where prices are competitive – on several sectors including
Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi/Chennai-Singapore. It is cheaper to fly to a
foreign destination, instead of taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata
or Delhi to Chennai.
A variety of opaque surcharges – relating to air congestion, airport
development and other matters – have made air tickets dearer,
resulting in potential passengers boycotting airlines and returning to
trains.
The slump in the industry has coincided with the privatisation of
airports infrastructure in India. Private operators now manage several
airports, including Mumbai and Delhi, the two busiest in the country.
As the cost of redeveloping these airports is huge, the new airports
operators pass on the charges to airlines, demanding huge sums for
their services. This is again reducing margins, hurting the industry.
*****
TWO major developments last week brought to light the existential
crisis confronting the industry. Leading private carrier Jet Airways
sent shock waves across the country – especially in political circles
– by announcing the sacking of nearly 2,000 employees.
While businesses in the West routinely sack thousands of employees
when a sector does not fare well, in India mass retrenchments are
unheard of – and even banned by law. Not surprisingly, political
parties ranging from mainstream ones like the Congress, to regional
and opportunistic ones like the Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) and the Samajwadi Party rushed in with their condemnations.
The Shiv Sena and the MNS – founded by the estranged nephew of Bal
Thackeray, the Sena chief – have been battling to control trade unions
in the civil aviation and hospitality sectors in Mumbai. Employees of
many private airlines and hotels have for years been snubbing trade
unions, wanting to set up presence in the industry.
But the sacking of relatively well-paid airline employees – which
dominated primetime television news and the front pages of leading
newspapers – and the widespread condemnation it generated is in stark
contrast to the deafening silence of the political establishment (and
the media) to the routine exploitation of millions of workers in the
unorganised sector.
With elections due to be held next month in several key states –
including Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh – and
general elections round the corner, political parties are reluctant to
be seen as anti-labour. And with television cameras focussed on
attractive air-hostesses and cabin crew members demonstrating for
their jobs, most politicians hungry for any election-eve publicity
have been rushing in with bizarre statements.
Jet Airways has been growing at a phenomenal pace all these years and
has been on a hiring spree – even poaching from other airlines. It has
a total strength of 13,000 employees. But the sudden turbulence in the
industry, caused by soaring costs, has forced it to take drastic
remedies, including sacking employees on probation and relative
newcomers.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, the expatriate chief executive of
the airline – which is owned by Naresh Goyal, a billionaire NRI – the
airline was forced to take the step to prevent it from collapsing.
Jet Airways, which emerged as the largest domestic airline, embarked
on a massive global expansion, after acquiring the rights to fly
abroad. But the airline has had to cut down its overseas expansion and
downsize its aggressive expansion plans in view of the crisis in the
industry.
According to Prock-Schauer, the civil aviation industry in India is
witness to a double-digit decline in revenues, forcing the premier
carrier to reduce the numbers of flights in its winter schedule by 15
per cent. The airline has also put on hold its fleet expansion plans,
frozen its planned introduction of flights to new international
destinations and even grounded aircraft.
*****
THE airline almost burnt its fingers when it acquired low-cost (but
loss-making) Air Sahara for $500 million about two years ago and re-
branded it as JetLite. The airline, which has placed orders for
billions of dollars of new aircraft, has also borrowed heavily and is
likely to be impacted by the global financial crisis.
Last week, Jet Airways was forced to reconcile with its closest
competitor, Kingfisher Airlines – owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
The two leading private carriers entered into a strategic alliance
covering code-sharing, joint fuel management and sharing of common
infrastructure and services including ground services, ticketing and
crew training.
Critics blasted the strategic alliance as cartelisation by the two big
carriers – who together account for 60 per cent of the market – though
Goyal and Mallya dismissed such fears. Kingfisher too had acquired
pioneering low-cost carrier Air Deccan. The acquisition of the two low-
cost carriers by the two full service operators had virtually brought
an end to the era of cheap prices for the middle-class.
It is now feared that the two giants might combine their resources by
curbing flights on popular sectors, to ensure higher yields. Other low-
cost carriers like Spice Jet (in which American investor W.L. Ross
recently acquired a stake) Indigo and Go Air might also find the going
tough.
India’s domestic civil aviation sector had witnessed sluggish growth
for decades, as it was dominated by a state-owned monopoly. But things
began to change after the opening up of the domestic skies for private
operators and the entry of low-cost carriers.
However, the churning that is going on in the industry, with big
players gobbling up smaller ones – and also the merger of two state-
owned carriers – could slow down the growth rate of the industry.
Passenger traffic growth, which peaked at 33 per cent last year, is
down to just seven per cent in the current year.
Political leaders, however, are not concerned over the fact that
millions of ordinary Indians are being deprived of the opportunity of
flying to their destinations on holidays because of the steep tax
rates on fuel for “a rich man’s mode of transport.”
Competition and the opening up of the economy has brought about huge
changes in sectors like telecommunications and civil aviation –
benefiting millions of poor and middle-class consumers. But these
gains could well be wiped out, at least in the airline industry, if
the government continues to dither on pushing ahead with further
reforms in the sector.
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On Oct 20, 9:21 am, Muhammad Javed Iqbal <kaleemjavediq...@gmail.com>
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| Quote: | By Anand Kumar
JUST over a year ago, India’s civil aviation sector was flying high.
The industry was clocking a growth rate of nearly 35 per cent,
airlines were on a massive recruitment spree, complaining of the acute
paucity of skilled employees including pilots, and many were also
placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading
plane makers.
But the last few months have seen the industry being buffeted by
unexpected turbulence. The industry, which reported a loss of nearly a
billion dollars for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, is
likely to see a doubling of losses in the current fiscal. Millions of
passengers, mostly from the middle-class, who had discovered the joys
of flying, have abandoned their services as air fares have soared.
Load factors on many sectors have fallen to record lows, though costs
continue to remain high. While global oil prices have tumbled, the
cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the country continues to remain
high. Worse, several state governments impose hefty taxes on the sale
of ATF, with some charging as much as over 30 per cent.
ATF accounts for nearly 50 per cent of operational costs for an
airline. Similarly, hefty taxes by the federal and state governments
also frustrate efforts by airlines – especially low-cost ones – to
slash ticket prices. Fuel prices and taxes have shown no signs of
declining over the years, despite low-cost airlines slashing fares to
attract passengers.
Many of the low-cost carriers continued to reduce fares, hoping to
make up for the losses through higher volumes. But most have had to
give up this business model. Today, the price difference between a
full-fledged carrier and a low-cost one is marginal, and the industry
has sadly reverted back to the regressive era of high fares, which
only corporates and the affluent can afford.
International fares continue to be low – as foreign airlines buy ATF
abroad, where prices are competitive – on several sectors including
Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi/Chennai-Singapore. It is cheaper to fly to a
foreign destination, instead of taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata
or Delhi to Chennai.
A variety of opaque surcharges – relating to air congestion, airport
development and other matters – have made air tickets dearer,
resulting in potential passengers boycotting airlines and returning to
trains.
The slump in the industry has coincided with the privatisation of
airports infrastructure in India. Private operators now manage several
airports, including Mumbai and Delhi, the two busiest in the country.
As the cost of redeveloping these airports is huge, the new airports
operators pass on the charges to airlines, demanding huge sums for
their services. This is again reducing margins, hurting the industry.
*****
TWO major developments last week brought to light the existential
crisis confronting the industry. Leading private carrier Jet Airways
sent shock waves across the country – especially in political circles
– by announcing the sacking of nearly 2,000 employees.
While businesses in the West routinely sack thousands of employees
when a sector does not fare well, in India mass retrenchments are
unheard of – and even banned by law. Not surprisingly, political
parties ranging from mainstream ones like the Congress, to regional
and opportunistic ones like the Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) and the Samajwadi Party rushed in with their condemnations.
The Shiv Sena and the MNS – founded by the estranged nephew of Bal
Thackeray, the Sena chief – have been battling to control trade unions
in the civil aviation and hospitality sectors in Mumbai. Employees of
many private airlines and hotels have for years been snubbing trade
unions, wanting to set up presence in the industry.
But the sacking of relatively well-paid airline employees – which
dominated primetime television news and the front pages of leading
newspapers – and the widespread condemnation it generated is in stark
contrast to the deafening silence of the political establishment (and
the media) to the routine exploitation of millions of workers in the
unorganised sector.
With elections due to be held next month in several key states –
including Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh – and
general elections round the corner, political parties are reluctant to
be seen as anti-labour. And with television cameras focussed on
attractive air-hostesses and cabin crew members demonstrating for
their jobs, most politicians hungry for any election-eve publicity
have been rushing in with bizarre statements.
Jet Airways has been growing at a phenomenal pace all these years and
has been on a hiring spree – even poaching from other airlines. It has
a total strength of 13,000 employees. But the sudden turbulence in the
industry, caused by soaring costs, has forced it to take drastic
remedies, including sacking employees on probation and relative
newcomers.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, the expatriate chief executive of
the airline – which is owned by Naresh Goyal, a billionaire NRI – the
airline was forced to take the step to prevent it from collapsing.
Jet Airways, which emerged as the largest domestic airline, embarked
on a massive global expansion, after acquiring the rights to fly
abroad. But the airline has had to cut down its overseas expansion and
downsize its aggressive expansion plans in view of the crisis in the
industry.
According to Prock-Schauer, the civil aviation industry in India is
witness to a double-digit decline in revenues, forcing the premier
carrier to reduce the numbers of flights in its winter schedule by 15
per cent. The airline has also put on hold its fleet expansion plans,
frozen its planned introduction of flights to new international
destinations and even grounded aircraft.
*****
THE airline almost burnt its fingers when it acquired low-cost (but
loss-making) Air Sahara for $500 million about two years ago and re-
branded it as JetLite. The airline, which has placed orders for
billions of dollars of new aircraft, has also borrowed heavily and is
likely to be impacted by the global financial crisis.
Last week, Jet Airways was forced to reconcile with its closest
competitor, Kingfisher Airlines – owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
The two leading private carriers entered into a strategic alliance
covering code-sharing, joint fuel management and sharing of common
infrastructure and services including ground services, ticketing and
crew training.
Critics blasted the strategic alliance as cartelisation by the two big
carriers – who together account for 60 per cent of the market – though
Goyal and Mallya dismissed such fears. Kingfisher too had acquired
pioneering low-cost carrier Air Deccan. The acquisition of the two low-
cost carriers by the two full service operators had virtually brought
an end to the era of cheap prices for the middle-class.
It is now feared that the two giants might combine their resources by
curbing flights on popular sectors, to ensure higher yields. Other low-
cost carriers like Spice Jet (in which American investor W.L. Ross
recently acquired a stake) Indigo and Go Air might also find the going
tough.
India’s domestic civil aviation sector had witnessed sluggish growth
for decades, as it was dominated by a state-owned monopoly. But things
began to change after the opening up of the domestic skies for private
operators and the entry of low-cost carriers.
However, the churning that is going on in the industry, with big
players gobbling up smaller ones – and also the merger of two state-
owned carriers – could slow down the growth rate of the industry.
Passenger traffic growth, which peaked at 33 per cent last year, is
down to just seven per cent in the current year.
Political leaders, however, are not concerned over the fact that
millions of ordinary Indians are being deprived of the opportunity of
flying to their destinations on holidays because of the steep tax
rates on fuel for “a rich man’s mode of transport.”
Competition and the opening up of the economy has brought about huge
changes in sectors like telecommunications and civil aviation –
benefiting millions of poor and middle-class consumers. But these
gains could well be wiped out, at least in the airline industry, if
the government continues to dither on pushing ahead with further
reforms in the sector.
M. Javed Iqbal
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Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
| Quote: | HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
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time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
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Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
| Quote: | Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist
activities at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey
you fucked to a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your
child off to an indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little
kids, ............ Practice all those and you too could become a
prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist
activities at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey
you fucked to a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your
child off to an indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little
kids, ............ Practice all those and you too could become a
prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** moslem cartoon character
mohammad and his bumchum allaah were child molesting goat fuckers and
nikomaks
_
/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' /' ')
\ /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
Up your ass mohammad - Elif air ab tizak!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
arah1958@gmail.com
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little kids, ............
Practice all those and you too could become a prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** moslem cartoon character
mohammad and his bumchum allaah were child molesting goat fuckers and
nikomaks
_
/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' /' ')
\ /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
Up your ass mohammad - Elif air ab tizak!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
arah1958@gmail.com
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
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moslem cartoon character mohammad and his bumchum allaah were child
molesting goat fuckers and nikomaks
_
/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' /' ')
\ /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
Up your ass mohammad - Elif air ab tizak!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
arah1958@gmail.com
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: TEData Jordan - the ISP of choice for shitskin moslem Fa |
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Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
| Quote: | HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little kids, ............
Practice all those and you too could become a prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your |
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little kids, ............
Practice all those and you too could become a prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** moslem cartoon character
mohammad and his bumchum allaah were child molesting goat fuckers and
nikomaks
_
/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' /' ')
\ /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
Up your ass mohammad - Elif air ab tizak!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
arah1958@gmail.com
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: TEData Jordan - the ISP of choice for shitskin moslem Fa |
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Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
| Quote: | Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist
activities at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey
you fucked to a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your
child off to an indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little
kids, ............ Practice all those and you too could become a
prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little kids, ............
Practice all those and you too could become a prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** moslem cartoon character
mohammad and his bumchum allaah were child molesting goat fuckers and
nikomaks
_
/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' /' ')
\ /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
Up your ass mohammad - Elif air ab tizak!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
arah1958@gmail.com
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your |
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little kids, ............
Practice all those and you too could become a prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** moslem cartoon character
mohammad and his bumchum allaah were child molesting goat fuckers and
nikomaks
_
/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' /' ')
\ /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
Up your ass mohammad - Elif air ab tizak!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
Achmat.Samsodien@gmail.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
helpline@sanha.org.za
arah1958@gmail.com
islamwayoflife@googlegroups.com
furtivo4000@gmail.com
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
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Moslem cartoon character
Guest
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: TEData Jordan - the ISP of choice for shitskin moslem Fa |
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Moslem cartoon character mohammed was a paedophile 6th century warlord
who cooked up a false religion in order to supplement brutality as a
means of bringing people under subjection wrote:
| Quote: | HOW TO BECOME A SHITSKIN MOSLEM - this is how: fuck goats, fuck your
mother (nikomak), molest children, wear a beekeepers outfit all the
time, never shower or bath, beat your wives, learn terrorist activities
at a maddrassa, wipe your ass with stones, sell the donkey you fucked to
a nearby village, marry a nine year-old , send your child off to an
indoctrination camp, practice thighing with little kids, ............
Practice all those and you too could become a prophet !!
Elif air ab tizak mohammad !!!!
info@muslimmatch.com or apache@muslimmatch.com or
ipcisa@yebo.co.za
politicsIranian@googlegroups.com
jamiat@islamsa.org.za
dsirc@mweb.co.za
arah1958@gmail.com
jamiatmp@lantic.co.za
sanha-kzn@sanha.org.za
sanha-gp@sanha.org.za
sanha-cpt@sanha.org.za
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On Oct 20, 9:21 am, Muhammad Javed Iqbal <kaleemjavediq...@gmail.com>
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| Quote: | By Anand Kumar
JUST over a year ago, India’s civil aviation sector was flying high.
The industry was clocking a growth rate of nearly 35 per cent,
airlines were on a massive recruitment spree, complaining of the acute
paucity of skilled employees including pilots, and many were also
placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading
plane makers.
But the last few months have seen the industry being buffeted by
unexpected turbulence. The industry, which reported a loss of nearly a
billion dollars for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, is
likely to see a doubling of losses in the current fiscal. Millions of
passengers, mostly from the middle-class, who had discovered the joys
of flying, have abandoned their services as air fares have soared.
Load factors on many sectors have fallen to record lows, though costs
continue to remain high. While global oil prices have tumbled, the
cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the country continues to remain
high. Worse, several state governments impose hefty taxes on the sale
of ATF, with some charging as much as over 30 per cent.
ATF accounts for nearly 50 per cent of operational costs for an
airline. Similarly, hefty taxes by the federal and state governments
also frustrate efforts by airlines – especially low-cost ones – to
slash ticket prices. Fuel prices and taxes have shown no signs of
declining over the years, despite low-cost airlines slashing fares to
attract passengers.
Many of the low-cost carriers continued to reduce fares, hoping to
make up for the losses through higher volumes. But most have had to
give up this business model. Today, the price difference between a
full-fledged carrier and a low-cost one is marginal, and the industry
has sadly reverted back to the regressive era of high fares, which
only corporates and the affluent can afford.
International fares continue to be low – as foreign airlines buy ATF
abroad, where prices are competitive – on several sectors including
Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi/Chennai-Singapore. It is cheaper to fly to a
foreign destination, instead of taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata
or Delhi to Chennai.
A variety of opaque surcharges – relating to air congestion, airport
development and other matters – have made air tickets dearer,
resulting in potential passengers boycotting airlines and returning to
trains.
The slump in the industry has coincided with the privatisation of
airports infrastructure in India. Private operators now manage several
airports, including Mumbai and Delhi, the two busiest in the country.
As the cost of redeveloping these airports is huge, the new airports
operators pass on the charges to airlines, demanding huge sums for
their services. This is again reducing margins, hurting the industry.
*****
TWO major developments last week brought to light the existential
crisis confronting the industry. Leading private carrier Jet Airways
sent shock waves across the country – especially in political circles
– by announcing the sacking of nearly 2,000 employees.
While businesses in the West routinely sack thousands of employees
when a sector does not fare well, in India mass retrenchments are
unheard of – and even banned by law. Not surprisingly, political
parties ranging from mainstream ones like the Congress, to regional
and opportunistic ones like the Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) and the Samajwadi Party rushed in with their condemnations.
The Shiv Sena and the MNS – founded by the estranged nephew of Bal
Thackeray, the Sena chief – have been battling to control trade unions
in the civil aviation and hospitality sectors in Mumbai. Employees of
many private airlines and hotels have for years been snubbing trade
unions, wanting to set up presence in the industry.
But the sacking of relatively well-paid airline employees – which
dominated primetime television news and the front pages of leading
newspapers – and the widespread condemnation it generated is in stark
contrast to the deafening silence of the political establishment (and
the media) to the routine exploitation of millions of workers in the
unorganised sector.
With elections due to be held next month in several key states –
including Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh – and
general elections round the corner, political parties are reluctant to
be seen as anti-labour. And with television cameras focussed on
attractive air-hostesses and cabin crew members demonstrating for
their jobs, most politicians hungry for any election-eve publicity
have been rushing in with bizarre statements.
Jet Airways has been growing at a phenomenal pace all these years and
has been on a hiring spree – even poaching from other airlines. It has
a total strength of 13,000 employees. But the sudden turbulence in the
industry, caused by soaring costs, has forced it to take drastic
remedies, including sacking employees on probation and relative
newcomers.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, the expatriate chief executive of
the airline – which is owned by Naresh Goyal, a billionaire NRI – the
airline was forced to take the step to prevent it from collapsing.
Jet Airways, which emerged as the largest domestic airline, embarked
on a massive global expansion, after acquiring the rights to fly
abroad. But the airline has had to cut down its overseas expansion and
downsize its aggressive expansion plans in view of the crisis in the
industry.
According to Prock-Schauer, the civil aviation industry in India is
witness to a double-digit decline in revenues, forcing the premier
carrier to reduce the numbers of flights in its winter schedule by 15
per cent. The airline has also put on hold its fleet expansion plans,
frozen its planned introduction of flights to new international
destinations and even grounded aircraft.
*****
THE airline almost burnt its fingers when it acquired low-cost (but
loss-making) Air Sahara for $500 million about two years ago and re-
branded it as JetLite. The airline, which has placed orders for
billions of dollars of new aircraft, has also borrowed heavily and is
likely to be impacted by the global financial crisis.
Last week, Jet Airways was forced to reconcile with its closest
competitor, Kingfisher Airlines – owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
The two leading private carriers entered into a strategic alliance
covering code-sharing, joint fuel management and sharing of common
infrastructure and services including ground services, ticketing and
crew training.
Critics blasted the strategic alliance as cartelisation by the two big
carriers – who together account for 60 per cent of the market – though
Goyal and Mallya dismissed such fears. Kingfisher too had acquired
pioneering low-cost carrier Air Deccan. The acquisition of the two low-
cost carriers by the two full service operators had virtually brought
an end to the era of cheap prices for the middle-class.
It is now feared that the two giants might combine their resources by
curbing flights on popular sectors, to ensure higher yields. Other low-
cost carriers like Spice Jet (in which American investor W.L. Ross
recently acquired a stake) Indigo and Go Air might also find the going
tough.
India’s domestic civil aviation sector had witnessed sluggish growth
for decades, as it was dominated by a state-owned monopoly. But things
began to change after the opening up of the domestic skies for private
operators and the entry of low-cost carriers.
However, the churning that is going on in the industry, with big
players gobbling up smaller ones – and also the merger of two state-
owned carriers – could slow down the growth rate of the industry.
Passenger traffic growth, which peaked at 33 per cent last year, is
down to just seven per cent in the current year.
Political leaders, however, are not concerned over the fact that
millions of ordinary Indians are being deprived of the opportunity of
flying to their destinations on holidays because of the steep tax
rates on fuel for “a rich man’s mode of transport.”
Competition and the opening up of the economy has brought about huge
changes in sectors like telecommunications and civil aviation –
benefiting millions of poor and middle-class consumers. But these
gains could well be wiped out, at least in the airline industry, if
the government continues to dither on pushing ahead with further
reforms in the sector.
M. Javed Iqbal
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Indian Airlines suffer heavy losses |
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On Oct 20, 9:21 am, Muhammad Javed Iqbal <kaleemjavediq...@gmail.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | By Anand Kumar
JUST over a year ago, India’s civil aviation sector was flying high.
The industry was clocking a growth rate of nearly 35 per cent,
airlines were on a massive recruitment spree, complaining of the acute
paucity of skilled employees including pilots, and many were also
placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus, the world’s two leading
plane makers.
But the last few months have seen the industry being buffeted by
unexpected turbulence. The industry, which reported a loss of nearly a
billion dollars for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, is
likely to see a doubling of losses in the current fiscal. Millions of
passengers, mostly from the middle-class, who had discovered the joys
of flying, have abandoned their services as air fares have soared.
Load factors on many sectors have fallen to record lows, though costs
continue to remain high. While global oil prices have tumbled, the
cost of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in the country continues to remain
high. Worse, several state governments impose hefty taxes on the sale
of ATF, with some charging as much as over 30 per cent.
ATF accounts for nearly 50 per cent of operational costs for an
airline. Similarly, hefty taxes by the federal and state governments
also frustrate efforts by airlines – especially low-cost ones – to
slash ticket prices. Fuel prices and taxes have shown no signs of
declining over the years, despite low-cost airlines slashing fares to
attract passengers.
Many of the low-cost carriers continued to reduce fares, hoping to
make up for the losses through higher volumes. But most have had to
give up this business model. Today, the price difference between a
full-fledged carrier and a low-cost one is marginal, and the industry
has sadly reverted back to the regressive era of high fares, which
only corporates and the affluent can afford.
International fares continue to be low – as foreign airlines buy ATF
abroad, where prices are competitive – on several sectors including
Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi/Chennai-Singapore. It is cheaper to fly to a
foreign destination, instead of taking a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata
or Delhi to Chennai.
A variety of opaque surcharges – relating to air congestion, airport
development and other matters – have made air tickets dearer,
resulting in potential passengers boycotting airlines and returning to
trains.
The slump in the industry has coincided with the privatisation of
airports infrastructure in India. Private operators now manage several
airports, including Mumbai and Delhi, the two busiest in the country.
As the cost of redeveloping these airports is huge, the new airports
operators pass on the charges to airlines, demanding huge sums for
their services. This is again reducing margins, hurting the industry.
*****
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