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September 08, 2004

s air fares plummet, guess who's celebrating?

Who would have thought air travel would be affordable in India? Yet, the key words to air travel in India today seem to be low cost. In fact, airlines seem to be making a bid to equal AC II tier rail fares.

Check this:

JET AIRWAYS MONSOON SUPER APEX FARES (valid till September 15)
Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi: Rs 5,000
Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi: Rs 6,000
Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi: Rs 6,000
Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi: Rs 7,000
Delhi-Chennai-Delhi: Rs 7,000

THE DIFFERENCE IN APEX FARES
Indian Airlines: 28 days, applicable one-way, valid till October 15. It also offers seven days and 21 days apex fares.
Jet Airways: 30 days, two-way, valid through the year
Sahara Airlines: 30 days, two-way, valid through the year

THE PERKS
Indian Airlines
: Metro shuttle, point to point fares, holiday packages (both domestic and international), frequent flier programmes, flexi fares (where fares increase or decrease in keeping with the demand), e-auctions, co-branded cards (tie-ups with corporates for special discounts), super saver fares, positioning flight fares (positioning flights are operated to and from certain interior centres in order to facilitate customers who are booked on international flights), metro-non-metro fares, specific flight fares.

The metro-non-metro scheme is available till October 15. Under this, a passenger travelling between two metros can take a flight to a non-metro on payment of Rs 1,000.

Sahara: The airlines will soon offer access to other destinations in the Far East and the West with carrier alliances. It will also offer e-ticketing and in-flight auctions.

Jet Airways: Jet Airways-Citibank credit cards, overseas offers for overseas passengers, Jet Privilege domestic programme for frequent fliers, concession fares for senior citizens, students, members of the armed forces and cancer patients.

INDIAN AIRLINES

SECTORS

NORMAL FARESONE WAY APEX

As on August 7, 2004

One wayReturn7 days21 days28 days

Bangalore-Hyderabad-Bangalore

4,7059,4103,8402,540NA

Bangalore-Pune-Bangalore

5,5359,0353,4602,345NA
Chennai-Kolkata-Chennai 9,27514,2605,755 3,7853,500

Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi

8,210 16,4206,900 3,590 3,000

Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi

10,43020,8608,3805,0253,500
Delhi-Bagdogra-Delhi 8,21016,4206,2303,925NA

Delhi-Chennai-Delhi

10,74019,6357,4754,2603,500
Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi 8,70515,7655,5654,4553,000
Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi 6,44512,8905,275 3,5002,500

Delhi-Varanasi-Delhi

4,9259,8504,0802,345NA

Kolkata-Bangalore-Kolkata

10,89021,7808,4304,2603,500

Kolkata-Bagdogra-Kolkata

3,9057,8303,6452,640NA

Kolkata-Mumbai-Kolkata

8,19516,3906,5654,2603,500

Mumbai-Hyderabad-Mumbai

4,9059,8103,6002,345NA

 

JET AIRWAYS

SECTORS

NORMAL FARESONE WAY APEX

As on August 7, 2004

One wayReturn15 days21 daysSuper Apex

Bangalore-Hyderabad-Bangalore

8,70517,4103,0752,5402,115

Bangalore-Pune-Bangalore

6,11012,2203,2602,5402,400
Chennai-Kolkata-Chennai 9,35018,7004,6953,7853,545
Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi8,70515,7654,7104,4554,120
Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi6,44512,8904,3153,4953,450
Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi8,26216,5244,1203,5903,450
Delhi-Chennai-Delhi9,88019,7604,8504,2603,835
Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi12,23024,4605,8305,0254,790
Delhi-Varanasi-Delhi4,9209,8403,3352,3452,210
Kolkata-Bangalore-Kolkata10,96021,9204,7904,2603,835
Kolkata-Mumbai-Kolkata4,9009,8004,7904,2603,930
Mumbai-Hyderabad-Mumbai4,7009,4003,2652,3452,210

 

AIR SAHARA

SECTORS

NORMAL FARESONE WAY APEX

As on August 7, 2004

One wayReturn5-9 days15-19 days30-Above
Bangalore-Hyderabad-Bangalore4,7009,4003,8953,1252,740
Bangalore-Pune-Bangalore6,11012,2203,4603,2602,345
Chennai-Kolkata-Chennai9,35018,7005,8654,7003,650
Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi10,43018,8708,4355,8354,795
Delhi-Chennai-Delhi9,58018,1107,5304,8504,040
Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi7,88515,7705,6204,7054,325
Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi8,26515,4606,9554,1253,450
Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi6,44512,8905,3304,3153,450
Delhi-Varanasi-Delhi4,9209,8404,1353,3352,265
Kolkata-Bangalore-Kolkata10,89121,7808,4854,7954,230
Kolkata-Mumbai-Kolkata8,26515,4606,6754,7953,930

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