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Apr 2007
Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur for Air Deccan chief
Bangalore:
Captain (retired). GR Gopinath, the Managing Director
Air Deccan, the man who pioneered low cost air travel
in India, has been awarded the prestigeous "Chevalier
Legion d'honneur" by French President Jacques Chirac.
The Ambassador of France to India, Dominique Girard
conferred the award on Gopinath today in Bangalore.
Air Deccan has the largest network in India today
covering 65 airports, plying over 350 flights a day.
The airline currently operates a band new fleet of
19 Airbus A - 320 aircraft, with an average age of
1.5 years and 24 ATR Turboprop aircraft. Since its
inception in August 2003, Air Deccan has carried over
10.65 million passengers and the numbers are growing
everyday. The airline has recorded an on time performance
of (within 1 hour) of 98.65 percent for March 2007.
-Apr
28, 2007
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