It's sale season already. Four airlines controlling 55 per cent of the domestic market have come out with special monsoon offers, with discounts of upto 40 per cent. And these are not for long term advance booking, but for reservations as close as 5 days prior to the date of departure.
Reason? Load is expected to plunge below 70 per cent in the ongoing lean season. Jet Airways including Jet Konnect and JetLite are offering 5-day apex fares starting at Rs l5O+taxes and fuel surcharge on flights taking off in the 12.30 pm-2.30 pm and 10.30 pm -7.00 am slots, considered lean hours.
Low fare airline SpiceJet is offering five days apex all-inclusive fares starting Rs 2,429 across its network.
"These special fares are cheaper by 15 to 20 per cent than normal fares. But it will vary from sector to sector," said Samyukth Sridharan, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet. Air India is offering frequent flyers a flat 25 per cent discount on redemption of earned flying miles. AI’s passengers can now avail award tickets at 75 per cent of normal redemption mileage points for travel from July 20 to September 30.
Though Kingfisher has not announced any offers, the fares mentioned on its website are comparable. Airlines are expected to announce more such offers in the coming days feel analysts.
Source: Hindustan Times
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