Mumbai, Oct 5 (Agencies) : SpiceJet has again come up with the promotional offer called 'Early New Year Sale' on its domestic flights. Under this offer, the budget carrier is offering fares from Rs. 699 (inclusive of fuel surcharge but all statutory taxes and fees are to be paid by the passenger as applicable on the date of travel). SpiceJet had come up with a similar offer earlier this month.
The booking for this SpiceJet offer is open till October 1, 2014 (inclusive). It is applicable on travel between January 16, 2015, and October 24, 2015.
SpiceJet has been one of the most aggressive players in offering promotional schemes, announcing more than a dozen offers this year.
Meanwhile SpiceJet's rival AirAsia India had recently launched a promotional scheme, offering fares as low as Rs. 690 as part of a promotional sale. The booking period for this AsiaAsia offer will remain open till October 5, 2014. This offer is applicable on travel between January 15, 2015 and June 30, 2015. (Check out AirAsia's offer)
Jet Airways has launched a promotional offer on the routes operated by budget carrier AirAsia India. Jet Airways is offering fares as low as Rs. 908 (all-inclusive) as part of this promotional scheme, which is applicable on economy class tickets. (Check out Jet Airways offer)
Budget carrier IndiGo is now allowing flyers to block their seats without making any payment. Under this offer, customers can block a booking on any IndiGo flight first and confirm it later. Customers can hold the booking for up to six hours. Importantly, under this IndiGo offer, the ticket price would remain the same for six hours. If the customer makes the payment within six hours, the booking gets confirmed, Otherwise, the booking gets cancelled.
Airlines in India this year have come up with many promotional schemes to attract flyers. Low-priced air tickets and other promotional schemes offered by various Indian airlines seem to have had an effect, with the number of passengers flown by them in August growing by over 8.3 per cent compared to July this year, official data showed. The latest figures showed the number of domestic passengers carried by the airlines grew from 52.60 lakh in July to 56.97 lakh in August