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Simplifly Deccan, formerly known as Air Deccan, was the first Indian low-cost carrier. Headquartered in Bengaluru , it operated domestic flights from seven base airports using a fleet of Airbus A320 , ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft.
Oct 26, 2023 · Air Deccan revolutionized affordable travel in India, pioneering the low-cost airline market and connecting tier-1 and -2 cities. The carrier offered incredibly low fares, with seats on some routes available for as low as ₹1 ($0.01).
Air Deccan, his then two-year-old no-frills airline modelled on European budget carriers like EasyJet and Ryanair, had already made flying affordable to millions of Indians.
Simplifly Deccan, formerly Air Deccan, was the first Indian low-cost carrier. Headquartered in Bangalore, it operated domestic flights from seven base airports using a fleet of Airbus A320, ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft.
Gopinath’s (right) Simplifly Deccan will be phased out after its April 17 merger with Mallya’s (left) Kingfisher Airlines. Industry experts have maintained that Mallya bypassed the low-cost brand with a view of capitalising on the fly-abroad policy that Deccan is entitled to this year.
Millennium Airlines, DBA Simplifly (formerly known as Deccan Aviation Lanka) is a charter airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka operating helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and seaplanes.
– [KINGFISHER RED was formed on 25Aug2003 as AIR DECCAN by Deccan Aviation as India’s first low cost operator offering domestic services, initially in southern & western India. Rebranded in 2007 to SIMPLIFY DECCAN and then the Simplifly was dropped shortly after.
An initial name change to Simplifly Deccan, followed by Kingfisher Red, and promotion as the domestic budget Kingfisher airline failed to stem losses and Kingfisher suffered a loss of over ₹ 10 billion (US$120 million) for three consecutive years.
Sep 11, 2007 · Air Deccan, India’s first low-fare carrier promoted by silk farmer-turned-aviator G. Gopinath, will be now rebranded as “Simplifly Deccan”. Simplifly is the tagline of the Air Deccan brand...
Air Deccan, which has the tagline “Simplifly”, will brand its entry with a “the common man takes to the skies” logo designed by cartoonist the late R.K. Laxman.
