Trujet, India's first
schedule commuter airline has made a notable place in the aviation space by
pioneering the UDAN project, thereby making Honourable Prime Minister's vision
a reality. Trujet now connects fourteen major destinations in south India including
Cuddapah, Nanded, Bellary, Mysore and Salem in the regional connectivity
scheme.
Trujet has carried 1.2 million passengers in the three
years since it started flying. Trujet has been further awarded with 20 new
routes in the Western & Eastern states and will connect Kandla, Porbandar,
Keshod, Jaisalmer, Jalgaon & Nasik from Ahmedabad & Burnpur, Cooch
Behar, Tezu, and Rupsi from Guwahati.
"We have 14
destinations at present. We are adding close to 20 more destinations in coming
months. At present we are operating five ATRs. We are looking to add five to
seven more ATRs in the coming months," said Mr. Vishok
Mansingh, CEO, Truejet airline. He further revealed that,
to meet this new destination's demand the company is planning to acquire 5 - 7
ATR Jets this financial year with financial support of internal accruals. He
further added, "TruJet is currently operating at close to 85 per cent
occupancy levels. This ushers the second phase of our UDAN effort, where Trujet
connects Bharat with India and promotes the
air connectivity of unserved/underserved cities to the metros. Trujet is
planning organic and inorganic expansion to support its future demand."
Trujet is the first airline to successfully fly all
routes as part of its first bid under UDAN and the Ministry of Civil Aviation
has issued a Citation to Trujet for the same.
Trujet has been awarded the
'Most Promising Airline' for the year 2018 from India Travel Awards -South
2018.
On the occasion of its third
anniversary, Trujet would like to thank all stake holders including MoCA, DGCA,
BCAS,AAI, Airport operator, fuel companies, Lessors and Vendors for their
continuous support in achieving this milestone.
As a responsible corporate
citizen, Trujet is also taking concrete steps to be a responsible member of the
community by taking 300 under privileged children on the first flight of their
life so that they may aspire to build a better life for themselves. This is
part of a year-long programme where Trujet will work with NGO's who are
championing this cause
"On the occasion of its
3rd anniversary, Trujet is offering fares starting at Rs. 603 all-inclusive to
make air travel affordable for common man," said Mr. Vishok
Mansingh, CEO of the Airline
Replying to a query, the
airline CFO, K G Vishwanath said that presently they are nearly achieving
the operational break-even and will become profitable by next 2-3 years. He
further added, "For the last three years, some of the earlier routes which
we have started are breaking even at operational level. For an overall
perspective, we are a more stabilised carrier and we are close to operational
break-even at this point of time."
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