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To say that all Indian carriers are dangerous without redemption is as rediculous to opine that Canada, the US, and UK are flawless in their operations and 100 spot on with repute.
Lets leave the expat factor out of this the sake of this discussion.
King Fisher is alleged to have safety issues as they are cannibalizing spares from grounded aircraft to keep other flying, not making payroll, not paying their bills, inadequate crewing, to name a few. It is not a reflection of the ability of their nor qualification of their crews. It's a reflection of the management of King Fisher.
Such association should not be applied to other private carriers such as Jet, jet Lite, Indio, Spice, nor GoAir. Yes they may be short on crews, but they pay their bills and make payroll and are not cannibalizing their grounded aircraft.
Private carriers are charged with extra fees that the national carrier, AI and AIX are not. Additional fees levied on private carriers are used to help fund AI and AIX.
It should be obvious to the casual observer that AI and AIX are privileged with special considerations that private carriers in India are not. It should be also be obvious to to the casual observer they would love to see the demise of the private carriers so that AI and AIX would once again enjoy the monopoly.
Remember, it's the travelling public that is responsible for the market share towards the private carriers based on fares, service, and on time performance.