Simply Fly; A Deccan Odyssey

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Deccan Aviation IPO on May 18, price band Rs. 150-175". The Hindu Business Line. 12 May 2006 . Retrieved 18 December 2017. Sudha Kongara invested 10 years for Soorarai Pottru: Suriya". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021 . Retrieved 25 June 2021. Air Deccan aircraft skids off runway". The Hindu Business Line. 11 March 2006 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. Kingfisher, Air Deccan boards okay swap ratio". The Economic Times. 1 February 2008 . Retrieved 26 July 2016.

Verma, Varuna (16 September 2007). "In four years we have become bigger than Indian Airlines. We have created a revolution' ". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. a b Shukla, Tarun; Raghu, K. (1 June 2007). "Kingfisher deal to buy 26% of Deccan spells consolidation". Livemint. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. Inspired by the success of Southwest Airlines in the United States and Ryanair in Europe, Deccan Aviation launched India's first low-cost airline, Air Deccan in 2003. [11] Air Deccan denies bid by rival Kingfisher". Daily News and Analysis. 4 May 2007 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. He was born as son of school teacher and later passed NDA exam and started his service in Indian Army. After retirement he started his entrepreneur journey as a farmer. During his marriage he had to struggle a lot and his wife was there to support him. Later he planned to start a helicopter charter business and had to face many bureaucratic hurdles. His struggle to start his business are portrayed in this book .In April 2017, Deccan charters bid for and won 34 regional Indian routes under the UDAN scheme. [20] I started reading this book after watching a Tamil movie named Soorarai Potru. It was adapted from this book. I wanted to read this book first and then planned on watching the movie but, it didn't happen.

Simplifly Deccan operated a fleet of ATR 42, ATR 72 and Airbus A320 aircraft. For routes of higher demand between major cities, Simplifly Deccan used its larger Airbus A320s. [45] Govt scraps 5/20 rule for carriers". Deccan Herald. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2016. Mallya merged the two airlines soon after [15] and Capt. Gopinath sold most of his stake in the company in 2009. [16] Deccan Charters [ edit ] Simplifly Deccan, formerly known as Air Deccan, was the first Indian low-cost carrier. Headquartered in Bengaluru, it operated domestic flights from seven base airports using a fleet of Airbus A320, ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft. The airline appealed to middle class travellers with low fares and a large route network. It employed several innovative methods to ensure the profitability of its business model. Nevertheless, Simplifly Deccan merged with Kingfisher Airlines in April 2008. Kingfisher replaced the Deccan brand with Kingfisher Red in August 2008.Vijay Mallya lands 26% stake in Deccan Aviation". The Hindu Business Line. 1 June 2007 . Retrieved 18 December 2017.