Domestic airlines hit more air pockets http://www.thehindu.com/biz/2008/09/01/stories/2008090150021500.htm <As a Commercial Manager of a private airline puts it: "We have tried our best to cut costs. A series of economy measures, especially on fuel consumption, has been launched. We carry less fuel, cut down on excessive weight in our own equipment and appurtenances, advice passengers to travel light, and coach our pilots to adopt fuel saving techniques. Simultaneously, our corporate clients have also embarked on cost cutting. They are advising their executives to cut down on travel, opt for overnight trains instead of early morning flights. And the opening of the greenfield airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad may have also come at an inopportune time. **Many airlines have drastically pruned their services to Bangalore, and trimmed their operations to Hyderabad. The time taken to travel to and from these airports makes a difference. Now Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has already introduced a user charge for domestic passengers, while Bangalore will also follow suit.** All this adds up to the fare." >
Goa needs to be prepared for such problems at Mopa if it is an international airport and puts Dabolim out of business.
