Originally Posted by
Yaatri
A billion people means nothing if they can't afford to fly. Kingfisher tried to grow too big too fast. Mallya got a taste of reality. The airfares have to be sufficiently high to pay for the operating expenses and make some profit. That that level most Indians can't afford to fly.
Exactly. It wasn't that many years ago that not even 1% of Indians had been on a commercial passenger flight within India. I still would not be surprised if fewer Indians have flown than Germans.