| « Previous | Back to contents | Next » |
Flying coup
HOME > PAST ISSUE > REPORTS [Premium content]June 2007
Small, low-cost airlines have proven they can be profitable by stripping flights to the bare essentials
Five centuries ago, would-be pilot Wan Hu tied himself into a wicker chair attached to two kites and 47 arrow rockets and, perhaps unwittingly, gave birth to China's aviation market.
Wan certainly didn't have a paper ticket for his journey and, now, neither do the vast majority of Chinese passengers on domestic flights.
E-tickets have emerged as one of the most common and effective tools used by small private airlines to remain competitive in the industry.
This ...
log in to continue reading...
 |
| « Previous | Back to contents | Next » |
To receive the best China business news that the market has to offer,
subscribe to the China Economic Review.
subscribe to the China Economic Review.