| The materialization of many low cost airlines services | | | | family tourists patronizing flight operators like GoAir, |
| is the main factor responsible for the Indian Railways | | | | Kingfisher, Deccan, Spice Jet and others in the |
| bearing the brunt of welcome, competitive pricing of | | | | category of low-cost airline options. Largely popular |
| travel options for national and global tourists. With | | | | as flight services providers, these and other low-cost |
| constantly reducing air ticket prices of many new, | | | | air carriers offering cheap airfares are doing booming |
| pocket-friendly flights being offered to the modern | | | | business since it translates into high-savings for the |
| tourist, looking to save a buck or two (sometimes, | | | | customer, who is making the most of this continuing |
| much more than that, depending on luck and | | | | fare tussle between the railways and these |
| marketing factors at the time of the year!) the trend | | | | business-savvy airline services. |
| for air-travel is fast becoming the chosen form of | | | | The Indian traveler has smartened up to |
| making a comfortable, affordable and easy trip. | | | | cost-effective ways of spending money on the right |
| These cheap airfares, offering the lowest prices, are | | | | and ready travel option of air-travel as opposed to |
| increasingly finding takers in young executives, | | | | longer, tedious journey courtesy the Indian Railways. |
| students, business persons as well as individual and | | | | |