Let India fly: Reduce the burden of aviation taxes

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes hit the nail on the head when he said that the reason large numbers of people are unable to fly in India is steep domestic airfares. In many cases, one-way fares for flights within India exceed the cost of return tickets to cities in the Far East. Not surprisingly, the number of domestic passengers dropped by as much as 5.2% in the last financial year. But despite high ticket prices most airlines continue to post large losses.

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