… long been viewed with scepticism. Air Deccan founder Captain G R Gopinath …

… duty-time rules. According to Air Deccan founder G. R. Gopinath, the …

… 2008, Kingfisher Airlines merged with Air Deccan, just so that the “King …

… . Both smaller airlines like NEPC, Air Deccan, and Paramount Airways and bigger …

… -cost airline, the now-defunct Air Deccan, Captain Gopinath squarely blamed IndiGo … -cost airline, the now-defunct Air Deccan, Captain Gopinath squarely blamed IndiGo …

… crew or airlines? When Air Deccan began operations, it brought … glamour, ended up absorbing Air Deccan and experimenting with a … than they were when Air Deccan launched, travellers are recalibrating … folded or shrunk dramatically. Air Deccan, Kingfisher Red, Go …

… trying to ‘kill’ Air Deccan, Vijay Mallya had … as Mallya was dismantling Air Deccan and Captain Gopinath’s … airlines were competitors, both Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines had … that being actually implemented on Air Deccan flights. Mallya, though, …

… market grew, Captain Gopinath launched Air Deccan, possibly the first low-cost … over Sahara, and Kingfisher gobbled Air Deccan. Later, Kingfisher went out of … the promoters of IndiGo sabotaged Air Deccan by mishandling the latter’s …

… forward. G R Gopinath | Founder, Air Deccan; former Captain, Indian Army (Views …

… ModiLuft, East-West, Damania, Sahara, Air Deccan, Kingfisher, SpiceJet, GoAir, and Paramount … until ceasing operations in 2019 Air Deccan, India’s pioneering budget … Red). Gopinath, however, secured the Air Deccan trademark shortly after, preventing Mallya …