To lure more flyers this festive and upcoming New Year travel season domestic airlines Monday launched attractive fare schemes.
Budget carrier Spicejet was the first to announce its 'Early New Year' sale whereby passengers can book tickets at Rs.699 (excluding taxes and fees).
The airline said that the booking period for the sale is between Sep 29 to Oct 1 for travel between Jan 16 to Oct 24 2015.
Full service carrier Jet Airways too announced a competitive prices for travel in the coming New Year. It launched a special economy class fares on sale effective Sep 29 to Oct 01, 2014 which is valid for travel between Jan 16 and and Aug 25, 2015.
The discounts on base fare and fuel surcharge for the airline starts from Rs.700.
"The New Year fares offer flexibility in terms of travel validity, where guests may plan their travel anytime for the seven months period," the airline was quoted in a statement.
Sectoral experts said that other airlines are also expected to join in by offering discounted airfares.
