NEW DELHI: Seeking to make flying affordable to the common man, national carrier Air India has rolled out an advance purchase scheme for the economy class, matching the fare with that of a 2AC train ticket price, including on key domestic destinations like Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
The 90-day advance purchase fares (all-inclusive) starts at as low as Rs 2,865, sources said.
These advance purchase fares have already been put in the system for sale on various routes operated by Air India, they said.
As per the new scheme, a ticket price on Delhi-Mumbai route would cost Rs 2,865 while on Delhi-Bhubaneshwar the same would cost as low as Rs 3,470. Incidentally, the 2AC train ticket prices in these two sectors respectively are Rs 2,865 and Rs 3,325.
"We have brought our economy class fares on key domestic routes at the level of 2AC train fares. The idea behind rolling out such low fares is to make the flying affordable for a common man," a source said.
These fares are also in line with the government's plan to make air travel affordable for all in the draft national civil aviation policy, they said.
The scheme targets all segment of travellers, youth, students and vacationers, among others, they said.
09/12/15 PTI/The Economic Times
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The 90-day advance purchase fares (all-inclusive) starts at as low as Rs 2,865, sources said.
These advance purchase fares have already been put in the system for sale on various routes operated by Air India, they said.
As per the new scheme, a ticket price on Delhi-Mumbai route would cost Rs 2,865 while on Delhi-Bhubaneshwar the same would cost as low as Rs 3,470. Incidentally, the 2AC train ticket prices in these two sectors respectively are Rs 2,865 and Rs 3,325.
"We have brought our economy class fares on key domestic routes at the level of 2AC train fares. The idea behind rolling out such low fares is to make the flying affordable for a common man," a source said.
These fares are also in line with the government's plan to make air travel affordable for all in the draft national civil aviation policy, they said.
The scheme targets all segment of travellers, youth, students and vacationers, among others, they said.
09/12/15 PTI/The Economic Times
