The unimaginable has come true in India. People who have never dreamt of boarding an aircraft are now flying, and flying regularly. The dates for their holidays and excursions are not decided by their itinerary but by the availability of cheap airfares. Much of this change in the Indian airline industry can be attributed to India's first low cost airlines ‘Air Deccan'. Capt. Gopinath with his airline has rewritten the foundation on which the Indian airlines operate. By connecting Tier-2 destinations with cheap fares, he has simply made the common man's dream of flying come true. But, has this put a smile on the face of an Indian? I am not really sure it has. For instance, a friend of mine once flew Air Deccan, which was, by the way, his first air experience. He was lucky to get a free ticket which Deccan has issued and while I was waiting at the airport I expected him to come out real excited.
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