SpiceJet announces another discount offer for festive season, ticket prices starting Rs 899

SpiceJet, the domestic no-frills carrier, on Tuesday continued with its galore of special offers announcing yet another limited-period scheme offering discounted one-way domestic air travel tickets, with all-inclusive fares ranging from Rs 899 to Rs 2,499.

The all-in fares, starting at Rs 899, are available for short distance travel between sectors like Bangalore-Chennai- Kochi. While on the Bangalore-Goa sector, a one-way ticket price would start at Rs 1,599. For the rest of India, the starting fare would be Rs 2,499, a SpiceJet spokesperson said.

While the travel period would be between November 1 and December 15, tickets can be booked at low fares till October 26, a spokesperson of the budget airline said in the national capital.

The overall airfares for advance bookings have remained on the lower side even during the peak holiday season, which has been a welcome change for passengers. Travel portals and agents are anticipating that SpiceJet's move would be followed up by other competing airlines slashing ticket prices.

The budget carrier's COO Sanjeev Kapoor said SpiceJet has "fundamentally changed the air travel paradigm in India this year" with frequent offers, often lower than train fares.

These sales, he said, had helped airlines to "fill empty seats, allowed more Indians to travel by air than ever before, and more often than before, and have helped air travel grow significantly year-over-year."

The large increase in the number of air travellers has also led to passenger volumes and revenues for airports, travel agencies, hotels and local economies across the country throughout the year, even in low seasons, Kapoor said.

"With this offer, we are giving our customers one more chance to grab great deals at prices that are often lower than train fares in the six-week window between the travel peaks of Diwali and Christmas/New Year," said SpiceJet Chief Commercial Officer Kaneswaran Avili.

Reacting to SpiceJet's latest low-fare offer, President of travel portal Yatra.com Sharat Dhall said the latest offer from the airline would attract travellers to make early winter season bookings.

"We definitely anticipate other major airlines responding to the sale shortly and expect a significant increase in bookings over the next few days as travellers look to benefit from these discounted fares," Dhall said.