Air India has slashed air fares by as much as 50  percent today, which now start at Rs 1,557 for tickets booked till January 18 – meant for travel dates starting from 16 January till April 30.

Air India says as this is the lean season, it has sought to attract more of the sparse traffic to itself by becoming the first to launch the new fare war in the Indian aviation sector.

The impact on ticket prices can be seen most dramatically in the Delhi-Mumbai flight fares, which have fallen from Rs 7,000+ earlier to a low of just under Rs 3,000.

Now, the ticket price for a flight from Delhi to Bangalore is available at Rs 1,800 and that between Delhi and Lucknow at Rs 1,558.

This comes quickly in the wake of the launch of Tata-Singapore Airlines planes taking to the air from last week – the primary rivalry in this space will be between Air India, Vistara and Jet Airways.

Full service carrier Jet Airways had late last month rolled out a discounted ticket scheme, offering customers upto 30 per cent low fares on both its domestic and international flights.

 

Spring Sale 2015: Highlights

* Sale Validity: 12th January 2015 to 18th January 2015

* Travel Period: 16th January 2015 to 30th April 2015

* Salient Features: Valid on all flights on the Domestic Network (Including Domestic leg of International Flights)

* All Inclusive Fares start with Rs 1557 only.

 

Check out the full List: Air India Fare List