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A Report On Air Asia India Clash For The Indian Skies
A Report On Air Asia India Clash For The Indian Skies
SECTION – B
(3) The industry has significant barriers to entry (which holds true
both with respect to regulations and huge capital investment
required).
Concentration Ratio:
The concentration ratio is the measure of the percentage market
share in an industry held by the largest firms within that industry.
CRm= Σmi=1 si
The most common concentration ratios are the CR4 and the CR8,
which means the market share of the four and the eight largest
firms. Concentration ratios are usually used to show the extent of
market control of the largest firms in the industry and to illustrate
the degree to which an industry is oligopolistic.
The market share of major four airlines constitute 72%, 52% and
65% in year 2005-06, 2011-12 and 2013-14. This shows four
constitute the major share of the market hence it is observed the
Indian aviation market is Oligopoly market.
Barriers faced by Air Asia India for entering in the Indian aviation
market are:
The supply for the Indian Aviation Market is the Available Seat
Kilometre and the demand is Revenue Passenger Kilometre. A
comparative graph can be shown as below:
It is evident from the above values that the supply is higher than
the demand.
What strategies should Air Asia India follow to survive and to grow in the
Indian aviation market?