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    Low flyers are taking off, but how long can they keep flying?

    Domestic tourism is seeing a revival as a third wave of Covid-19 seems distant.

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    This resurgence in regional air connectivity looks obvious against the backdrop of a waning pandemic and surging domestic tourism. The question is, how long can these low-cost airlines, each having a fleet size of one to five aircraft, keep flying? A related question is: why did several such small airlines, which had flourished during boom periods, fold?

    Having been locked down and cooped up for a year and a half, Indians are stepping out — and how. They have loosened their purse strings and resumed leisure travel. Domestic tourism is seeing a revival as a third wave of Covid-19 seems distant. Even small cities and hill towns have become bustling tourist destinations as more and more metro dwellers are desperately looking for getaways. Pilot-turned-entrepreneur Sanjay Mandavia possibly
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