Well, it looks like Qatar Airways' new Qsuite business class isn't the only interesting development at Qatar Airways this week. Qatar Airways' CEO, Akbar Al Baker, has also announced that they plan to launch an airline in India with a fleet of 100 planes. Now, Qatar Airways has invested in foreign airlines in the past,…
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By the time this airline will get all the licenses to fly in India (in about 2019), IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir will not leave any scope for a new airline. Qatar shouls purchase stake in Air Costa. It has all the licenses, it's on the verge of bankruptcy and needs investors.
Purchasing 100% stake in Air Costa is a way for Qatar to accelerate its plans by atleast 2-3 years.
It will all catch up to Qatar eventually! Maybe they should all merge into one big ME airline ....
https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies-markets/sheikhs-discussed-emirates-etihad-merger-722150
SQ already has tested this "new age full service" concept with Vistara. More than 2 years in, they still haven't touched Chennai. And with the flood of LCCs, a dinosaur that refuses to die (AI), and already a big fat skeleton in the closet (Kingfisher), I don't know how QR can make any profit out of it.
Baggage policy in india sucks. Why the heck do the airlines allow just 15kgs as free checkin allowance and charge $5/kg . Rather have the flat charge of $25- $35 for a 23kg bag
Well, there is an AFA that Qatar will / has bought Latam Brasil (former TAM) from Latam Chile. The brazilian government will soon allow foreign companies to acquire 100% of brazilian airline companies. I don't know if this is true but it does make sense. The former LAN / Latam Chile does not seem to know what to do with former TAM. They are trying to implement the same business model as in Chile but they forget that across the Andes things are completely different in every way.
Ah. That's where the 737MAX that Qatar wants to order are going to go to, I guess.
Indian aviation is extremely price competitive. Until recently IndiGo was the only airline which actually was profitable - though now the situation on other airlines are getting better.
An example of cheap fares - DEL-BOM on 2hr flight could be traveled from INR 2,500 (roughly USD 37) all inclusive, with full meals (from 2 choices, HOT) and free seat selection. Not to mention the already included 15kg/25kg check-in luggage allowance.
I wonder how Vistara, a full service carrier run by Singapore Airlines is actually making profits in such environment. Hopefully no another Kingfisher Airlines - the airline that spent too much on service and passenger comfort that led to their demise.
I doubt this will even happen. Licensing and other issues including, it will be incredibly difficult for this new airline to fly internationally. And if it can't fly to Doha, it can't feed into Qatar Airways. A very ambitious plan but a plan which will be difficult to execute. Established airlines have been opposing giving international flying license to to the newer airlines (Vistara and Air Asia India) and this new airline will face even more opposition.
@browniemiles QR feeds to 13 cities in India. I assume they would funnel passengers through there until they can get international licenses.