Are you planning that long overdue winter vacation? “Maybe somewhere abroad this year,” you tell yourself as you key in the destination, timings, class and dates into the travel meta-search engine.
It throws up a list of flight options and routes: most familiar, some not. The names of the big carriers make an appearance but there are also some you've never heard of.
“But the fares of these smaller airlines look so tempting,” you tell yourself. While planning a recent trip abroad, this writer took the plunge.
After returning home safely despite dreading the worst, she is glad to have flown with the lesser-known national carrier.
She paid ?42,000 per head for round-trip economy tickets (?5,000 less than the bigger carriers), with a stop-over of an hour (both ways), and a baggage allowance of 40 kg for check-in.
Not only was the baggage allowance more and fare cheaper than some of the larger carriers, the service offered was on par. The meal served on-board was tastier and the quality of in-flight entertainment and accessories such as blankets and earphones met international standards.
20/10/15 Pradipti Jayaram/Business Line
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It throws up a list of flight options and routes: most familiar, some not. The names of the big carriers make an appearance but there are also some you've never heard of.
“But the fares of these smaller airlines look so tempting,” you tell yourself. While planning a recent trip abroad, this writer took the plunge.
After returning home safely despite dreading the worst, she is glad to have flown with the lesser-known national carrier.
She paid ?42,000 per head for round-trip economy tickets (?5,000 less than the bigger carriers), with a stop-over of an hour (both ways), and a baggage allowance of 40 kg for check-in.
Not only was the baggage allowance more and fare cheaper than some of the larger carriers, the service offered was on par. The meal served on-board was tastier and the quality of in-flight entertainment and accessories such as blankets and earphones met international standards.
20/10/15 Pradipti Jayaram/Business Line
