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Domestic airfares come down

Staff Reporter

Major carriers pass on benefit of reduced fuel price to passengers

BANGALORE: With Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices coming down, major airlines have announced a steep reduction in domestic airfares with immediate effect.

The national carrier Air India is reducing fares by as low as 82 per cent on the Bangalore-Chennai sector. While Air India has reduced fares by an average of 52 per cent across 20 major sectors, Jet Airways has reduced fares by 40 per cent in the domestic sector.

A release from Air India said it was the first carrier to pass on the benefits of reduced ATF prices early this month.

For the second time, it is passing on the benefits to passengers, with deeper cuts this time.

On the prime Delhi-Mumbai sector, Air India has reduced one-way basic fare to Rs.1,675 from Rs. 3,300, a drop of 49 per cent. Similarly, the one-way Bangalore-Mumbai basic fare is now as low as Rs. 1,200, down by 52 per cent from the earlier Rs. 2,475.

To give an idea of the actual fare a passenger has to pay, a spokesperson of the airline, citing the Bangalore-Mumbai basic fare, said this will also entail a passenger service fee of Rs. 225 and a fuel surcharge of Rs. 2,700, which works out to a total of Rs. 4,125.

The highest reduction is on the Bangalore-Chennai sector, where the basic fare is now Rs. 200, down by 82 per cent. The basic fare for the Bangalore-Kolkata sector is Rs. 2,200 now (Rs. 3,700 earlier); Bangalore-Hyderabad Rs. 250 (Rs. 1,100) and Bangalore-Delhi Rs. 2,300 (Rs. 3,700).

These fares are exclusive of applicable taxes and fuel surcharge, which is Rs. 1,950 for sectors less than 750 km and Rs. 2,700 for sectors above 750 km.

Jet Airways

Jet Airways has announced a reduction in basic fares in the economy class on the domestic sector. A Mumbai-Delhi economy class basic fare will now be Rs. 2,000; the Mumbai-Kolkata basic fare Rs. 4,065; a Bangalore-Mumbai at Rs. 1,220; and Mumbai-Ahmedabad is Rs. 500.

The usual taxes and surcharge are applicable on these fares.

The fares are applicable on the airline’s 45-destination domestic network.

The airline’s subsidiary JetLite Airways also has cut its basic fares similarly. A Mumbai-Delhi economy class basic fare is now Rs. 750; the Mumbai-Chennai basic fare is Rs. 595; Ahmedabad-Goa Rs. 245; Delhi-Hyderabad at Rs. 999 and Kolkata-Guwahati Rs. 95. Terms and conditions apply.

These fares are applicable on the airline’s 26 domestic destinations.

Spice Jet

SpiceJet announced Spicy Hot fares starting at Rs. 99 across the network. The scheme is applicable for tickets booked 21 days or more, prior to the date of travel and is valid till June 30, 2009.This special offer will be available for all relevant bookings through spicejet.com; the SpiceJet reservation desk (1800 180 3333/0987 180 3333) and through travel agents.

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