Simply Fly; A Deccan Odyssey

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Kingfisher Airlines, Deccan decide to merge". The Hindu Business Line. 20 December 2007 . Retrieved 18 December 2017. Janani K. (13 November 2020). "Captain GR Gopinath praises Soorarai Pottru, says it's heavily dramatised, but captures true essence". India Today . Retrieved 13 November 2020. Park and Ride: On the day of departure the customer drives to the parking area (yard) and parks the vehicle, leaves the keys at the reception and service provider's bus brings the customer to the airport (Buses run on demand). On the return day, the service provider takes the customer from the airport to the parking are (yard). Inspired by the success of Southwest Airlines in the United States and Ryanair in Europe, Deccan Aviation launched India's first low-cost airline, Air Deccan in 2003. [11] a b Shukla, Tarun; Raghu, K. (1 June 2007). "Kingfisher deal to buy 26% of Deccan spells consolidation". Livemint. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2016.Sudha Kongara invested 10 years for Soorarai Pottru: Suriya". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021 . Retrieved 25 June 2021.

Gopinath moved to Bengaluru in 1992 where he bumped into Captain K.J. Samuel, who was his friend in the army. Samuel was a freelance pilot and was planning to set-up a commercial Helicopter service. In 1995, when the Indian government started a regulatory reforms process to encourage entrepreneurship, Gopinath partnered with Samuel and established Deccan Aviation. [1] Summer Schedules from 30th March 2008 to 25th October 2008". Simplifly Deccan. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008 . Retrieved 14 June 2016. Simplifly Deccan adopted the livery of Kingfisher Airlines following the merger. The tail, engines and underside were painted red, and the kingfisher bird logo was applied to the tail. The former livery consisted of a fading blue cheatline and, on the tail, a blue circle with two yellow hands joined at the thumb like the wings of a bird. [39] The airline's mascot, R. K. Laxman's The Common Man, was often incorporated into the old livery. It was chosen in May 2005 to emphasise Simplifly Deccan's goal of making air travel more accessible. [40] Destinations [ edit ] Mallya touch: Deccan to fly red & white all the way". The Economic Times. 4 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016 . Retrieved 18 June 2016.Kingfisher, Air Deccan boards okay swap ratio". The Economic Times. 1 February 2008 . Retrieved 26 July 2016. Kapoor, Chetan. "Simplifly Deccan from October 20". The Financial Express . Retrieved 18 June 2016. Captain Gopinath is a guy who wants to experience everything. He was a military man; then became a farmer; after that, he had his gigs in Politics; then finally a businessman. Gopinath was born in Gorur, Hassan, in a Tamil iyengar family and was brought up in small village in Gorur in the Hassan district of Karnataka State. [1] Gopinath used the money from the UB Group deal to start Deccan 360, a cargo airline, in May 2009. But that enterprise too was squeezed by a severe cash crunch and shut shop in 2011. The same year, Gopinath became the 100% owner of Deccan Charters by purchasing the stake Mallya held in the company as part of the 2007 deal. [18]

In this book, we see the author as a villager, a soldier, a farmer, a business man and an entrepreneur. There is agriculture, action, adventure, finance, business, aviation and importantly emotion. It is no short of a movie (infact an upcoming Tamil movie starring Surya is based on his life).This book has even been adopted in the curriculum of some management schools. However, the author clarifies in the preface that it is is not a 'How to..' book.Mallya merged the two airlines soon after [15] and Capt. Gopinath sold most of his stake in the company in 2009. [16] Deccan Charters [ edit ] Gopinath reduces stake in Kingfisher to 1.75%". Live Mint. 17 September 2009 . Retrieved 18 December 2017. Air Deccan denies bid by rival Kingfisher". Daily News and Analysis. 4 May 2007 . Retrieved 18 June 2016.