[Goanet] RE: LOW COST AVIATION MAKES STEADY GAINS

2006-06-16 Thread Philip Thomas
I dont recall putting down Gopinath personally. All I said that Air Deccan's IPO did not go very well.[ Marlon Menezes] Think about it: Capt Gopinath of Air Deccan which you put down is now probably not only personally very rich but indubitably hugely famous. {Self] The put down is clearly of

Re: [Goanet] RE: LOW COST AVIATION MAKES STEADY GAINS

2006-06-15 Thread Marlon Menezes
I dont recall putting down Gopinath personally. All I said that Air Deccan's IPO did not go very well. For a market like India, I would tend to agree that low cost, no frills service will garner the majority of the market share. Logistically, most flights in India are of a very short duration (3

[Goanet] RE: LOW COST AVIATION MAKES STEADY GAINS

2006-06-15 Thread Philip Thomas
The real question that should be asked is whether these so called low cost airlines are making any money. Alternatively are their market share gains from genuinely lower cost operations or their lower prices regardless of costs. [Marlon Menezes] Sure their bottom lines may be (in fact, ARE!)