Kingfisher, Jet Airways, Go First: key lessons from the death of India’s private airlines

Around a decade-and-a-half back, at the world’s largest biennial aviation trade fair, the Paris Air Show, plane maker Airbus had organised a gala event for top airline executives. In attendance were Jet Airways’ founder Naresh Goyal and Kingfisher Airlines’ Vijay Mallya. As Mallya reached the luxurious chalet, he noticed that a placard with Goyal’s name was placed on a table in the front row while he had been given a seat just behind it. Without