Wednesday, October 29, 2008

India's Government still views air travel as a luxury item

According to a recent article in FT.com, written by Paul Betts and Amy Kazmin, many middle class indians have been able to afford air travel over the recent years (avoiding long uncomfortable rail journeys).

However, despite millions of Indians taking to the skies {in 2007 Indian airlines carried 43m passengers on domestic flights, an increase of 27m from 2004}, India's government still views air travel as a luxury item “and a potential cash cow to help boost its own weak finances.”

Read more about the price they have to pay for this mode of transport.

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