| Indian aviation sector has seen lots of changes in last | | | | chartered basis. It was established on 20 September |
| 15-20 years. Reduced air ticket fares and booming | | | | 1991 and commenced operations in December 1993 |
| economy has a major hand in this. Private airlines | | | | as Air Sahara. But in 2006, it was bought out by jet |
| started no-frills services at such affordable costs, | | | | airways for about $340 million. After the acquisition it |
| that people in India don't want to waste long hours in | | | | was renamed as jet lite and became the budget |
| traveling by train. | | | | carrier of jet airways. It has repositioned itself as a |
| Although there are many airlines companies in India | | | | low cost carrier through attractive low fares. |
| that are providing best services, yet following three | | | | Till February 2010, it had 19 aircrafts in service and 9 |
| have a special mark in Indian domestic aviation | | | | pending orders. As the ticket price is cheap, |
| sector. | | | | complimentary meals are not provided, though you |
| 1. Kingfisher airlines- Kingfisher Airlines is the key | | | | have an option of buying them. Kathmandu and |
| player in the Indian aviation market. Established in | | | | Colombo are the two overseas destinations covered |
| 2005, it has since then gone on to become the | | | | by Jet Lite. |
| leader. Its first flight was from Mumbai to Delhi. It is | | | | 3. Paramount airways- This Chennai based airline |
| the first airline to receive a 5star rating from Skytrax. | | | | mainly targets the business class travelers. Its hub is |
| It carried more than a million passengers in May 2009, | | | | the Chennai international airport. Its flights mainly |
| giving it the highest market share among all the air | | | | cover the cities of India. It has the distinction of |
| carriers in the country. The airline is owned and | | | | offering business class facilities to its fliers at the |
| controlled by Dr. Vijay Mallya, the chairman and MD | | | | rates of the economy class tickets of rival airlines. |
| of the UB group, the parent company of kingfisher | | | | The carrier was initiated in October 2005 by the |
| airlines. It is the first to have in flight entertainment | | | | Madurai based textile group; The Paramount Group. |
| even on domestic flights. | | | | Presently it has flight to 16 cities in India. In the year |
| 2. Jet Lite- JetLite is the low cost carrier of the Jet | | | | 2010, it has plans of venturing into the international |
| airways and like Jet, is based in Mumbai too. It has | | | | market and has Europe on its radar. With 5 aircrafts |
| flights which connects 110 destinations in India. This | | | | operating, it has committed to buying more aircrafts. |
| low cost carrier also provides helicopters on | | | | This is one carrier to watch out for. |