| Economy |
Business |
First |
| Jet Airways | 42,500 | 148,000 | 172,500 |
| Air India | 58,700 | 266,700 | 458,700 |
| Delta Airways | 60,971 | 162,471 | 162,471* |
| Continental Airlines | 50,020 | 197,480 | 197,480* |
| Lufthansa | 83,980 | 132,075 | 260,950 |
- All prices are in Rupees
- Prices are minus taxes
- All fares mentioned are return fares
* Price of a first class ticket can be more than the figure given |
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| Surprisingly, established players like Lufthansa and British Airways, despite newcomers invading their home turf, have priced their tickets higher.
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| An economy class return ticket from Mumbai to New York will cost you approximately Rs 83,980 plus Rs 13,969 in taxes. On British Airways the same will cost you Rs 67,437 without taxes.
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| This order, with Jet at the lower end of the fare spectrum and Lufthansa at higher end, changes if you are looking for a business class ticket. The return business class fare on Lufthansa is the cheapest of the lot.
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| Even the first class ticket on the airline is less expensive as compared to the rest. However, this price does not include a service tax of 12.24 per cent and a DU charge of Rs 300.
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| Fare apart, a deciding factor is whether your flight is direct or one-stop. Though the tickets on Jet are priced lower, your journey will last a little over 19 hours and include a stop at Brussels. Delta, Air India and Continental (the flights from Mumbai will begin only in October), on the other hand, will fly you to New York in 16 hours flat.
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| In fact, both Delta and Continental have entered into an agreement with Kingfisher to make travel from Mumbai and Delhi to other Indian cities smoother.
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Right after announcing its flight last year, Delta signed an extensive interline agreement with Kingfisher Airlines whereby its passengers could take the carrier's connecting flights to Chennai, Ahmedabad and Delhi. Continental has entered into a partnership with Kingfisher Airlines for frequent flyer and airport lounge access reciprocity.
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Bridging the Gulf
In a major strengthening of its India operations, Emirates will introduce a thrice-daily service to Mumbai and a twice-daily operation to Chennai starting 28 October 2007. The airline will also add three additional flights each to Kochi and Hyderabad over summer and winter.
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In all, the Dubai-based airline would have ramped up its India capacity from the current 71 to 85 passenger flights per week to eight Indian gateways. Flight schedules have been planned to offer seamless onward connections to Emirates
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