For a market which is growing, but has seen marquee failures in the aviation space, a regional carrier’s expansion is great news, especially when it comes close on the heels of Go FIRST voluntarily declaring bankruptcy.
As the maiden S5-151 flight skimmed over the clouds this morning en route from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, it created a history of sorts in India. A regional carrier has never grown in India, but Star Air the Bengaluru-based regional carrier with five E145s and two E175s in its fleet became the first carrier to expand its offering.