Low cost airlines in India - Boon to Tourism ?

A few years ago, I was very much a part of the corporate world and my media job required me to travel almost every month. And although I used to fly Jet or Kingfisher on work , the obvious choice when it came to travel for pleasure used to be the low cost airlines.

When Air Deccan launched in India almost a decade ago, the tag line was "Simplifly" . They were the first of the domestic airlines to make it possible for almost everyone to fly. I used to fly very often to remote destinations and Air Deccan used to be my preferred airline ; not just because of the prices but they had the best network, flying to small towns as well. In a way, the airline brought in more travelers to these small towns and developed tourism to some extent here.

However, with Kingfisher taking over Air Deccan and Jet buying Sahara, the era for low cost airlines seemed to be over. I was for one, a great fan of Air Deccan. Even with all the delays, they made it possible for loads of travelers to take to the skies.

 Pic Credit - Cliff, Flickr.com

Of late Indigo , Go and Spice Jet have however taken over from the realms of Air Deccan and Sahara.Although the latter is part of the Jet family, I still prefer flying Indigo as am assured of the most basic quality - on time performance. Frills and food on board have never been something I cared for as long as the flight takes off on time and lands on time and there is no turbulence when I fly.

Nowadays I prefer flying the national carrier .I flew Air India for the first time in the domestic sector - from Bangalore to Delhi last month and was amazed at the service and punctuality. I have also flown Indian Airlines several times and their price range is rather moderate and they are pretty much on time too. With Kingfisher flights being grounded, travellers prefer reliable low cost airlines which are sure to take them to their destinations.

I am planning Goa next and am checking Make My Trip to see some competitive pricing and looks like I am already late. The prices have gone up but a few surprises in store. Go Air offers a non stop flight and it is the cheapest , but surprisingly Air India is offering very low prices as well, although it comes with a couple of halts. But then, it is the new years eve and what am I doing here, writing this post when I should be booking the tickets !

About Cebu Pacific Airlines

Last Tuesday, the budget carrier of Cebu Pacific Airline have announce that they will be hiring an about 300 flight attendants even though there are some concerns that they are dealing particularly those cabin crew strike that have recently happened. The aimed of hiring new employees in Cebu Pacific Airlines is to fill on those job positions that will be opening once the Cebu Pacific Airlines will accept the delivery of four new Airbus 320 aircraft between the month of October 2010 until January 2011. The Gokongwei have already own a carrier that recently got 553 flight attendants.

According to Candice Iyog who is the current airline’s vice president for the marketing and distribution that they are already scheduling of adding more flights unto Kota Kinabalu, Jakarta, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul just in time with their Airbush A320 aircraft deliveries and even needing more cabin crews upon continually handling on the additional capacity. Cebu Pacific Airlines will be scheduling the recruitment campaign from month of September till October for areas in Manila and Cebu.

The Philippine Airlines

The Budget Philippine Airlines carrier Cebu pacific last Friday have flew on their second regular flight with the dancing cabin crew composing of male stewards instead of females after the criticism that they have receive with the original dancing stunt of pretty female cabin attendants that somehow can be seen in youtube upon demonstrating the flight safety precaution of toe-tapping. 

More and more people especially the kids likes the male dancing crew version of flight safety demonstration due to the alertness or live that it provides to their audience to take much attention to the safety instruction that been conveying without much boredom of watching and the same time learning of it.

Cebu Pacific Flight Attandants

The Cebu Pacific flight attendants demonstrates on how to use carrying seat belts, life jackets and oxygen masks for passengers safety.

United Arab Emirates Airlines

United Arab Emirates is found in southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. The country has seven states with one religion which is Islam. The language they used is Arabic. And they are one of the richest countries in the form of oil business.

Talking about United Arab Emirates airlines, the emirates company is the largest airline in Middle East. They usually operate almost 2,400 passenger flights every week. Emirates Company is the only group who serves as the airlines of united emirates. The company handles 17 airports across the Middle East including United Arab Emirates. They have 170 aircraft which flies to 100 destinations from the country to 6 continents.

The emirates company will assure your flights to be as comfortable when visiting at the Middle East places. They have their own airport in Dubai to sustain the needs of every passenger like taking them to their respective destinations in Middle East. The company is the fastest growing airlines up to now. The services they render to their passenger are what make them to become the number one airlines in Middle East.

Therefore, if you have a planned to go to United Arab Emirates select the best airline you think you are comfortable.

Choosing an Airline

Upon choosing an airline, these factors are important to take into account:

• Flight Rates - will you choose to pay $1000 in an airline which has the same quality of service on the other airline that only cost less?
• Safety - airline companies always undergo safety ratings. Also, it is important to do some background research about the airline company.
• Comfort - length of travel will matter. Usually if you travel for eight to twelve hours or more, choose an airline in which you can relax.
• Punctuality and convenience of departure times is also vital to consider.

American airlines is the largest airline in the world for passenger mile transported and fleet size. We know why you fly, American airline company slogan.