Airline Name :    Deccan airlines

Corporates Website Address of Deccan Airlines :     www.airdecan.net

About Deccan Airlines

Deccan, India's first low fare and fastest growing airline was formed in 2003 with the vision to empower every Indian to fly by providing the lowest airfares and connectivity to unconnected towns and cities.

Deccan is a business unit of Deccan Aviation, India's largest private helicopter charter company, which pioneered helicopter tourism in India. In 1997, a group of old army buddies led by Capt. Gopi decided to pool in their vast experience and knowledge of aviation and geography to launch India's first Private sector helicopter charter company. Deccan Aviation was started in 1997 with one helicopter, it now has a fleet of 10 helicopters and 2 fixed wing aircraft deployed across eight bases at Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Surat, Katra and Colombo (Sri Lanka). Deccan Aviation provides helicopter charter services for a range of aviation activities like helicopter tourism, aerial coverage of sports events, heli- skiing and rappelling, aerial reconnaissance and photography, and also undertakes logistic support for off shore oil explorations, geophysical mineral survey, power line survey, emergency medical evacuation, V.I.P. movement, film production etc

Dominated by government airlines and two exclusive private carriers, air travel was restricted to a prosperous minority. But with rising incomes and increased spending power of Indians, affordable and reliable air travel too has the potential to acquire a mass consumption base. Capt. Gopi however was not interested in building another Delhi - Mumbai airline; instead he wanted to harness the potential of a billion consumers including those who live in towns like Kolhapur, Gwalior or Belgaum

The result was Deccan, India's first low cost, no frill airline, which was launched on the strength of a simple dream. A dream inspired by just one statement. "I want every Indian to fly at least once in his/ her lifetime."

Our first flight was launched on 23rd August 2003 from Bangalore to Hubli. From that day forward innovation and cost efficiency has been the cornerstone of our business philosophy and strategy. Our business model is robust, scalable and aligned to the dreams of nation building by making air travel a mass commodity.

We pride ourselves on our out of the box strategies which have created several firsts in Indian aviation and also made air travel affordable, available and easily accessible to the common man of India.

Deccan is moving towards a paradigm shift in its product offering and services at every passenger touch point. We will straddle and balance both value based services with affordable and competitive fares. Our new branding represents our vibrancy, youthfulness and commitment to serve you better

It is currently operating 350 flights to 64 destinations a day within India