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Pushing competition to its limit, Air Deccan
on Monday announced the launch of the lowest fare of Rs one
per ticket plus taxes worth Rs 221 from Tuesday and also put
in place a new concept in the Indian aviation scene to sell
its tickets through petrol pumps of HPCL.
The Rs one limited offer tickets would be applicable on all
sectors on which the airline operates its Airbus aircraft and
continue till July 31, its chief Capt G.R. Gopinath said.
The sectors on which the rupee one ticket would be applicable
are - Delhi-Bangalore, Bangalore-Mumbai, Mumbai-Delhi, Delhi-Kolkata,
Kolkata-Hyderabad-Kolkata, Kolkata-Chennai, Chennai-Mumbai,
Mumbai-Coimbatore-Mumbai, Delhi-Guwahati-Delhi, and Delhi-Bagdogra-Delhi.
A total of 1,000 Re one tickets would be released in 30 days
and open for travel between June 06 and July 31
Gopinath also announced special reduced fares on the
Delhi-Bangalore and Bangalore-Mumbai sectors, to be
applicable till the July six. The fares would be Rs 4600 and
Rs 2600 respectively for these sectors plus Rs 221 worth of
taxes.
The Air Deccan chief also announced a strategic tie-up with
Hindustan Petroleum to sell tickets of the 'no frills'
airline at HP retail outlets across the country.
The partnership would enable the low-cost carrier to expand
its ticketing network to every nook and cranny of the
country. Similar practice is in vogue in the US.
Announcing this, Air Deccan chief G.R. Gopinath also said the
airline would be adding one Airbus A-320 and an ATR every
month over the next six months.
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