Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Jet Airways Takes on SpiceJet, Offers Discounted Tickets


Jet Airways has launched a promotional scheme on flights within India, offering tickets as low as Rs 1,257 (all-inclusive). The offer is valid on economy class travel and bookings are open till July 30, 2015. This Jet Airways offer is applicable on travel between August 4, 2015 and October 15, 2015.

Jet Airways also said that date change and flight change are not permitted under this offer. Also, tickets purchased under this offer are non-refundable.


The monsoon season is typically a lean period for airlines. So they come up promotional offers to lure flyers.


SpiceJet has also come up with a limited period ‘monsoon sale’ offering one-way airfares starting from as low as Rs 999 (taxes and fees not included). The bookings for this SpiceJet offer are open till July 30, 2015. And the scheme is applicable for travel between August 4, 2015 and October 15, 2015 (dates inclusive). (Read: SpiceJet launches 3-day monsoon offer)


AirAsia India is also offering a flat discount of 20 per cent on base fares for all flights. The booking period to avail the AirAsia offer is between July 27 and August 2, and the travel period is between July 28 and November 30.


The promotional schemes offered by different airlines have helped spur strong passenger growth in the Indian skies. The number of passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-June this year rose to 388 lakh, as against 324 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year – an increase of nearly 20 per cent.


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