Air Deccan is a low cost airlines in India, based in Bangalore with it's secondary Hub at Chennai International Airport, Chennai. It was India's first low-cost carrier, connecting more than 40 cities within India. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deccan Aviation.History : The Airline was established in 2003 and started operations in August that year with regular scheduled flights from Bangalore to Mangalore and Hubli. The following month, it opened a second hub at Chennai.
Air Deccan became the first private Indian operator to fly Airbus aircraft when it deployed the first of 5 leased Airbus A320s in July 2004. It was the first airline in India to link second rung cities like Hubli, Madurai and Visakhapatnam to metros like Bangalore and Chennai.
Growth and Expansion :
An Air Deccan Airbus A320 at Hamburg,Germany before delivery.Air Deccan has grown rapidly since it first started its air operations in 2003,and despite its almost disastrous maiden inaugural flight( which caught fire ) It continued to grow. The growing Indian economy and the increasing number of middle-class people in India has greatly helped its growth. On 25th Jan 2006, Air Deccan has filed a Red Herring prospectus with SEBI Securities and Exchange Bureau of India. Air Deccan plans to offload 25% of its stake in the IPO planned for late March or early April. 24.5 million equity shares of ten rupees each will be divested at a price to be announced later to raise Rs 1100-1320 Cr ($250-300 million) The proceed from the IPO will be used to set up a training centre in Bangalore and a maintenance facility in Chennai.
Online booking can be made at the official website of Air Deccan
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