| The tickets, meant for September and October, were open for Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi, Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi, Delhi-Guwahati-Delhi, Delhi-Chennai-Delhi, Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi, Chennai-Kolkata-Chennai, and Mumbai-Chennai-Mumbai sectors. |
| The company's call centre claimed that all tickets, bookings for which began at 6.30 am, were sold within a few hours. |
| An Air Deccan call centre executive said it would be almost impossible to get the low-priced ticket either on the internet, call centre or at ticket counters. There could, however, be some tickets available with the agents. |
| The airline company had announced on Thursday to offer 3,300 tickets for Re 1 and Rs 6, 500 tickets at Rs 500. |
| Managing director G R Gopinath said in a media release : "An air ticket for Re 1 plus taxes was our promise to Indians, and every release of new set of tickets brings us closer to the dream of empowering every Indian to fly." |
| The tickets were booked through the company's website, authorised travel agents, airport counters and call centres. |
| The budget airline operates 115 flights a day, with a fleet size of five Airbus A-320s and 12 ATR 42s. It has placed order for 62 brand new aircraft - 32 Airbus A-320s and 30 ATR-72-500s. |
| The new aircraft will be delivered over five years and take up Air Deccan's flights close to 600 per day. |
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