Air Deccan to offer 1 lakh free tickets

Air Deccan, country's largest low cost airline, has announced a mega offer of 1,00,000 tickets, free excluding taxes and surcharge.

The tickets will be available for sale across all sectors and all its 350 flights for travel between July 1, 2007 and August 31, 2007.

Bookings for these tickets will open in the midnight of May 5, 2007, and close at May 6 midnight, 2007.

July and August are considered to be lean season due to rains. "The airline is offering this mega offer of one lakh free tickets to stimulate the market and encourage people fly even in rainy season," said an Air Deccan executive.

Air Deccan is primarily selling tickets through the Air Deccan website. Apart from website, the free tickets will be available with Air Deccan airport counters, travel agents and call centres.

India's fastest growing low cost airline Air Deccan has the largest network in India today covering 65 airports, plying over 350 flights a day. The airline currently operates a brand new fleet of 19 Airbus A "� 320 aircraft, with an average age of 1.5 years and 24 ATR Turboprop aircraft.