Under the 2018 Travel Deals scheme, AirAsia India is offering tickets starting at Rs 1,399 on flights between Kochi and Bengaluru, between Goa and Bengaluru, and between Hyderabad and Bengaluru, according to its website. A search on the AirAsia bookings portal on Tuesday showed tickets for a flight from Kochi to Bengaluru on January 10, 2018 were available for booking at Rs 1,400.
The airline was also offering tickets from Rs 1,400 on the Goa-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Bengaluru routes, according to the AirAsia website.
Some other starting ticket prices under the 2018 Travel Deals included Rs 1,499 for flights between Kolkata and Bagdogra, Rs 1,599 for those between Bhubaneswar and Kolkata, and Rs 1,699 between Guwahati and Imphal, according to its website.
Without divulging the total number of seats offered under the 2018 Travel Deals offer, AirAsia said: "Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights."
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The offer is only available for online bookings at www.airasia.com, the airline said on its website.
The fares offered under the scheme are available on one-way journeys and "valid for new purchases only", according to the AirAsia website.
"A non-refundable processing fee is applicable for payments via credit, debit or charge card...Fare includes airport taxes (except for selected airports where airport tax is collected at the point of departure)... All taxes must be paid at the time of purchase unless otherwise stated...Foreign fares are subjected to currency exchange rates," AirAsia noted.
No refunds are permitted after payment has been made, AirAsia further said.
Guests travelling need to provide all necessary travel documents (eg valid passport, visa where applicable etc) at the time of departure, AirAsia added.
AirAsia new flights
AirAsia India is also launching new direct daily flights from Bhubaneswar to Hyderabad. The airline is offering flight tickets from Rs 1,999 under a promotional scheme on the new flights commencing from December 23, 2017, according to its website. Bookings under this offer can be made till December 17, 2017, it noted.
Airlines operating in the domestic market offer discounts around the holiday season to attract passengers during a period marked with high demand, say analysts.
According to rating agency Icra, domestic passenger traffic growth moderated to 16.3 per cent in the first half of financial year 2018, after having grown at above 20 per cent over the last two years. Though the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices remained higher during the first half on a year-on-year basis, the ability of the airlines to pass-on the same supported the profitability of the industry during H1 FY2018, Icra noted.
Going forward, strong demand during the peak season is expected to support the industry profitability in the second half of FY2018, the domestic credit ratings agency added.
Domestic airlines carried 954.45 lakh passengers in the first 10 months of 2017 (January-October), as against 813.70 lakh in the corresponding period of the previous year, registering a growth of 17.30 per cent, according to data from aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation).
