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Prime Minister Modi implemented a price cap of just $35 for regional
domestic flights, and so it has been unsurprising that many routes
remain underserved, unprofitable and even non-existent. The only
model that can survive such a price cap, is a low-cost model, which is
why so many full-service airlines have failed in recent years.
2. In summary, Kingfisher failed due to over-expansion and poor
financial management.
3. for Jet Airways, and Air India alike today, international routes are
their only real push at profitability and margin.
4. Fuel prices and rupee depreciation only explain a part of the
pressures faced by airlines in one of the most populated countries on
earth.
5. The unfortunate contrast to this in India is that until the government
allows the sector to develop by itself, it will remain inefficient and
unhealthy for competition
6. In its audit of the Turnaround Plan and Financial Restructuring Plan of the airline,
the auditor said that the airline has failed to achieve many of the objectives in
various functional areas mandated under the financial restructuring plan which
provided equity infusion of Rs 30,231 crore till FY21. This failure resulted in less
revenue generation for the airline leading to requirement of more short-term loans
for the airline which eroded the benefit of financial restructuring plan.
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