New Delhi: Flying light will now be marginally cheaper for those who book their domestic tickets at least 15 days ahead of the travel date.
IndiGo launched "lite fares" on Tuesday for those travelling with only a handbag of up to seven kg and the ticket will be cheaper by Rs 200 from the normal fares. The scheme comes over a year after budget carrier, SpiceJet, had introduced the concept of handbag-only fares to Indian aviation.
Describing its handbag-only scheme, the IndiGo website said: "Lite fare: This is hand-baggage only fare. If you are travelling light with cabin baggage only, you can now look forward to additional savings on our always affordable fares."
Sources said the lite fare will be Rs 200 less than the regular fares and will need to be booked at least 15 days in advance.
Aditya Ghosh-managed IndiGo is India's largest domestic airline with 40% market share of Indian skies.
SpiceJet's 'SpiceSaver', launched last June, has the same features with the saving on its return ticket up to Rs 500. "Hand-baggage allowance remains the same as before: one handbag up to 7 kg per passenger, plus a standard sized shoulder laptop bag or ladies purse. For those who book these fares, but later decide to check-in luggage, a fee of Rs 500 for upto 10kg, and Rs 750 for upto 15kg, will be payable at the airport during check-in," the SpiceJet website says.
24/08/16 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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IndiGo launched "lite fares" on Tuesday for those travelling with only a handbag of up to seven kg and the ticket will be cheaper by Rs 200 from the normal fares. The scheme comes over a year after budget carrier, SpiceJet, had introduced the concept of handbag-only fares to Indian aviation.
Describing its handbag-only scheme, the IndiGo website said: "Lite fare: This is hand-baggage only fare. If you are travelling light with cabin baggage only, you can now look forward to additional savings on our always affordable fares."
Sources said the lite fare will be Rs 200 less than the regular fares and will need to be booked at least 15 days in advance.
Aditya Ghosh-managed IndiGo is India's largest domestic airline with 40% market share of Indian skies.
SpiceJet's 'SpiceSaver', launched last June, has the same features with the saving on its return ticket up to Rs 500. "Hand-baggage allowance remains the same as before: one handbag up to 7 kg per passenger, plus a standard sized shoulder laptop bag or ladies purse. For those who book these fares, but later decide to check-in luggage, a fee of Rs 500 for upto 10kg, and Rs 750 for upto 15kg, will be payable at the airport during check-in," the SpiceJet website says.
24/08/16 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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