Who owns GO Airlines? Say goodbye to train journeys as a surprisingly large number of budget airlines slug it out at extremely low fares.Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the new battle in the Indian skies.
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1. India's state-owned domestic low-cost airline is known as a) Air-India Express b) Alliance Air c) Ryan Air
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Wrong! The correct answer is Alliance Air. Indian Airlines' subsidiary Alliance Air is being converted into a low-cost carrier. The company is looking at replicating the model of Air India Express in the domestic market. The business plan will be drawn up once Alliance Air's aircraft acquisition plan is completed. Air-India Express the low-budget airline set up by India's national carrier Air-India, took to the skies on April 29 when it flew from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala to Abu Dhabi. Ryanair was Europe's original low fares airline and is still Europe's largest low fares carrier.
Correct! Indian Airlines' subsidiary Alliance Air is being converted into a low-cost carrier. The company is looking at replicating the model of Air India Express in the domestic market. The business plan will be drawn up once Alliance Air's aircraft acquisition plan is completed. Air-India Express the low-budget airline set up by India's national carrier Air-India, took to the skies on April 29 when it flew from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala to Abu Dhabi. Ryanair was Europe's original low fares airline and is still Europe's largest low fares carrier.
2. Vaishnavi Corporate Communications own which airline? a) Magic Airlines b) Indus Air c) Tiger Airways
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Wrong! The correct answer is Magic Airlines. Nira Radia-promoted Vaishnavi Corporate Communications is planning a winter launch of its low-cost airline Magic Air, and is negotiating to lease 10 aircraft to fly to 15 destinations. The Delhi-based Magic Airlines is planning to invest about $40 million in the project. Magic Air will have presence across India, linking all major metros and other major cities. Tiger Airway is a Singapore based low-cost Airlines which has applied to the Union Civil Aviation Ministry for rights to fly to India.
Correct! Nira Radia-promoted Vaishnavi Corporate Communications is planning a winter launch of its low-cost airline Magic Air, and is negotiating to lease 10 aircraft to fly to 15 destinations. The Delhi-based Magic Airlines is planning to invest about $40 million in the project. Magic Air will have presence across India, linking all major metros and other major cities. Tiger Airway is a Singapore based low-cost Airlines which has applied to the Union Civil Aviation Ministry for rights to fly to India.
3. SpiceJet is in technical collaboration with which foreign airline? a) Lufthansa b) British Airways c) KLM
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Wrong! The correct answer is KLM. SpiceJet entered the low-cost airline sector with special fares of Rs 99 for the first 99 days of its operations. The airline operated its first commercial flight on May 23 with services between Delhi and Mumbai via Ahmedabad.
Correct! SpiceJet entered the low-cost airline sector with special fares of Rs 99 for the first 99 days of its operations. The airline operated its first commercial flight on May 23 with services between Delhi and Mumbai via Ahmedabad.
4. Who owns Go Airlines? a) Tata b) Raymond c) Bombay Dyeing
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Wrong! The correct answer is Bombay Dyeing. Go Airlines is promoted by the Bombay Dyeing group. The airline has received a licence to fly and is leasing 20 aircraft over two years. Go Airlines, is due to start operations in September. Jeh Wadia, the company's director, has claimed that airline will offer the lowest fares in India.
Correct! Go Airlines is promoted by the Bombay Dyeing group. The airline has received a licence to fly and is leasing 20 aircraft over two years. Go Airlines, is due to start operations in September. Jeh Wadia, the company's director, has claimed that airline will offer the lowest fares in India.
5. What is the mascot of Air Deccan? a) R K Laxman's Common Man b) Air Deccan has no mascot c) The peacock
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Wrong! The correct answer is R K Laxman's Common Man. Bangalore-based Air Deccan has struck a deal with R K Laxman, India's most famous cartoonist, to use his legendary 'Common Man' character as the airline's mascot. The mascot exemplifies the fact that air fares are so low now that air travel is no longer the privilege of the elite few but is very much within the reach of the 'common people.'
Correct! Bangalore-based Air Deccan has struck a deal with R K Laxman, India's most famous cartoonist, to use his legendary 'Common Man' character as the airline's mascot. The mascot exemplifies the fact that air fares are so low now that air travel is no longer the privilege of the elite few but is very much within the reach of the 'common people.'