regional aviation
Can FLY91 Build a Profitable Regional Airline at Scale?
FLY91 placed a firm order for 40 ATR 72-600 turboprops with deliveries through 2032, aiming to expand from 6 to 60 aircraft and serve 10 million annual passengers. The airline faces the challenge of converting India's large inter-city travel market into commercially viable routes without heavy reliance on UDAN subsidy support, which currently accounts for 55% of revenue. With only half of UDAN routes remaining operational, the carrier must identify dozens of city pairs that can sustain profitability at scale through sufficient load factors and yields.
By Antara Pawar
4 min read · Posted 9 Oct
