In a bid to mark its supremacy in the aviation market, low-cost airline AirAsia India announced lucrative offers for its customers. AirAsia on January 14 said that it would fly passengers to seven cities across the country at a promotional base fare from Rs 99 onwards. “The promotional fares start from Rs 99 under the dynamic pricing to cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune and Ranchi,” it said in a statement here. The budget carrier’s parent firm AirAsia will also fly its passengers at Rs 1,499 base fare from Indian cities to 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), including Auckland, Bali, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney.
“Passengers can book from Monday up to January 21 and avail the offer to travel from January 15 to July 31,” said the statement. The low-cost fare offer is on all flights of the group network, including AirAsia India, AirAsia Berhad, Thai AirAsia, AirAsia X and Indonesia AirAsia X. “The discount applies to bookings made through airasia.com and AirAsia mobile app,” added the statement.
In the $30 million joint venture, Tata Sons Ltd has 51 percent equity stake and Air Asia Investment Ltd of Malaysia holds the balance 49 percent. The over three-year airline flies to 16 Indian cities including Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Panaji, Imphal, Jaipur, Kochi and Visakhapatnam.
Meanwhile, the company has also announced new flights connecting Chennai with Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar. AirAsia India will start operations on the new flights from February 24, 2018, according to the airline’s website – airasia.com. The move comes over two years after the airline had discontinued operations from Chennai. AirAsia India is offering promotional flight tickets starting at an all-inclusive Rs. 1,299 on the new flights connecting Chennai, according to its website. Bookings for the flights connecting Chennai with Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar are open until January 21, 2018. The fares are applicable on travel till January 31, 2019, the airline noted.