Manoj Chacko (first from left)
The airline currently has two ATR-72s and will get four more by September with plans to add six turboprops annually over the next five years.
“We will start operations in the next few days and we have five stations to start with – Goa, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Agati, Sindhudurg and soon after that Jalgaon, Pune and Nanded. We’ll start flights Between Goa and Agatti and Bengaluru and Agatti. Initially, these will be two or three times a week and by mid-June our Agata flights will be daily,” said Chacko, who has held senior positions at Emirates, American Express, SOPTC, Kingfisher and WNS (a global business process management company). work done. , As of now, Alliance Air is the only airline that flies to Lakshadweep nine times weekly on the Kochi-Agatti-Kochi route.
Based at Goa Mopa Airport, fly 91 Has been launched with an initial investment of Rs 200 crore. It has got flight routes under which (subject to the operation of those flights) it will get Rs 200 crore annually in the next three years. “We are well funded and we have a strong professional team to run the airline. Chacko said, we plan to build a fleet of 32 ATRs in five years.
What explains the choice of Goa-Agatti route?
“Goa is the charter capital of India with flights from many places like Russia and the UK. There will be many takers for the direct flight to Agatti. Apart from this, honeymooners also come to Goa. They can divide their stay between the two destinations,” he said.
The average flight time of various Fly 91 routes will be 55-90 minutes. “We will offer on-board service for snacks and beverages. Seat selection fee will be charged in five to six rows out of 18 rows.
India is now considering two big airlines – IndiGo and tata group led by airlines Air India — How Fly 91 sees itself. Large airlines have been known to perform network mirroring – launching flights at approximately the same time on the routes of startups or smaller airlines at a few hundred percent lower price. Indigo operates ATR. After the disinvestment of Air India, Alliance Air (which operates ATR) is the only state-owned fixed wing airline. “I am here to provide last-mile connectivity and not to compete with anyone. But to co-exist,” says Chacko.
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