Indigo joins fare war with Rs 999 ticket offer

Following its rivals low budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announce a discounted fares scheme starting from an all-inclusive Rs 999. This promotional offer will be available on bookings of 90 days or more in advance of the travel date.

This offer from IndiGo comes just a week after the airline had announced a promotional offer in which prices started from Rs 1,887. SpiceJet, had triggered the latest round of cheap fares offering tickets for as low as Rs 499 on travel between January and October next year as part of its Early Bird scheme.

This offer is applicable for bookings made till September 3, 2014, and travel date between January 16, 2015, and October 24, 2015 (both dates inclusive).

SpiceJet's fares are inclusive of fuel surcharge but all statutory taxes and fees are to be paid by the passenger as applicable on the date of travel. This promotional offer is only valid on SpiceJet's domestic network.

A day after the Spicejet offer Jet Airways jumped into the fray by rolling out Rs500 fares for the economy class on its domestic flights for a limited period. The all inclusive fares of Jet Airways, start from Rs 500 excluding statutory taxes and customers will be able to enjoy these substantial discounts across all destinations on the airlines' domestic network, the airline said in a release.

The bookings under the offer, however, can be made only in two days the airline said, adding that travel under the offer can only be taken January 16, 2015 onwards. Meanwhile, AirAsia India has also come up a discount offer.

The airline is offering all-in fares from Rs1,290 on different routes. This offer is applicable on bookings till September 7, 2014, and travel period between September 5, 2014 and December 11, 2014.

AirAsia India currently operates in the Bangalore to Kochi, Chennai, and Goa sectors. From September 5, AirAsia India will start flights from Bangalore to Jaipur and Bangalore to Chandigarh.