Indian carriers offer discount fares on East Asian routes

Airline Industry Information, March 21, 2005

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Airlines in India are reportedly offering reduced fares on certain international routes in order to compete with budget carriers in East Asia.

Air Sahara is offering round-trip fares of INR10,000 from New Delhi to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, according to the Business Standard newspaper. This compares to a fare of INR16,000 offered by other airlines on the same route.

Meanwhile the new low-cost carrier of Air India, due to launch on 29 April, will reportedly offer a fare of INR2,750 on flights from New Delhi to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. This is claimed to be 50% cheaper than existing fares.

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