Now, Singapore Airlines offering discount deals
5 Jan 2009, 1625 hrs IST, Mithun Roy, ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Low airfares are back and so is competition. After Jet Airways reduced international airfares, the cash-rich Singapore Airlines is
now offering discount deals
of up to 60%, connecting Mumbai with various cities in South East Asia.
A return fare from Mumbai-Singapore is now available for Rs 16,830 including taxes, whereas Bankok and Kuala lampur return fare are just Rs 23,980 per ticket. The Sydney, Melbourne, Perth return fares from Mumbai are Rs 41,350 only. "Attractive prices to popular leisure destinations will allow more customers to travel these places," said Singapore Airlines general manager CW Foo.
Interestingly, these fare cuts are coming at a time when Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines is launching its daily non-stop Mumbai-London flight from Monday.
Singapore Airlines, which started operations from Chennai in 1970, operates 56 weekly flights to Singapore from eight Indian cities. It has double daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi, apart from flights from Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Its subsidiary airline SilkAir operates daily flights from Kochi, four flights from Thiruvananthapuram and thrice weekly from Coimbatore.
On the other hand, Jet Airways has announced offerings for international travellers last week. Mumbai-Singapore return fare in the Premier Class is available for two persons for Rs 1, 01,250. Similarly, a companion free offer with a return Premier ticket worth Rs 94,500 is available on the Mumbai-Hong Kong sector. Jet has also announced companion free offers on the Mumbai Bangkok sector at a Premier fare of Rs 57,065. All fares are exclusive of surcharge and taxes.
Kingfisher Airlines flight to London has almost full occupancy, said a spokesperson. The Mumbai-London flight will be Kingfisher's second overseas route after the Bangalore-London flight, launched in September last year. Kingfisher is planning to launch Mumbai-Hong Kong operations from January 12, and Mumbai-Singapore flight from January 16. It will also launch its Bangalore-Chennai-Colombo flight from January 19. Kingfisher Airlines will also be competing with the National Aviation Co. of India Ltd-run Air India, Jet Airways and several international carriers.
International passenger traffic fell by 4.5% in November. The International Air Transport Association, which represents airlines operating 93% of cross-border flights has forecast that 2009, will be worse than 2008 in terms of the number of passengers and yields.
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5 Jan 2009, 1625 hrs IST, Mithun Roy, ET Bureau
MUMBAI: Low airfares are back and so is competition. After Jet Airways reduced international airfares, the cash-rich Singapore Airlines is
now offering discount deals
of up to 60%, connecting Mumbai with various cities in South East Asia.
A return fare from Mumbai-Singapore is now available for Rs 16,830 including taxes, whereas Bankok and Kuala lampur return fare are just Rs 23,980 per ticket. The Sydney, Melbourne, Perth return fares from Mumbai are Rs 41,350 only. "Attractive prices to popular leisure destinations will allow more customers to travel these places," said Singapore Airlines general manager CW Foo.
Interestingly, these fare cuts are coming at a time when Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines is launching its daily non-stop Mumbai-London flight from Monday.
Singapore Airlines, which started operations from Chennai in 1970, operates 56 weekly flights to Singapore from eight Indian cities. It has double daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi, apart from flights from Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Its subsidiary airline SilkAir operates daily flights from Kochi, four flights from Thiruvananthapuram and thrice weekly from Coimbatore.
On the other hand, Jet Airways has announced offerings for international travellers last week. Mumbai-Singapore return fare in the Premier Class is available for two persons for Rs 1, 01,250. Similarly, a companion free offer with a return Premier ticket worth Rs 94,500 is available on the Mumbai-Hong Kong sector. Jet has also announced companion free offers on the Mumbai Bangkok sector at a Premier fare of Rs 57,065. All fares are exclusive of surcharge and taxes.
Kingfisher Airlines flight to London has almost full occupancy, said a spokesperson. The Mumbai-London flight will be Kingfisher's second overseas route after the Bangalore-London flight, launched in September last year. Kingfisher is planning to launch Mumbai-Hong Kong operations from January 12, and Mumbai-Singapore flight from January 16. It will also launch its Bangalore-Chennai-Colombo flight from January 19. Kingfisher Airlines will also be competing with the National Aviation Co. of India Ltd-run Air India, Jet Airways and several international carriers.
International passenger traffic fell by 4.5% in November. The International Air Transport Association, which represents airlines operating 93% of cross-border flights has forecast that 2009, will be worse than 2008 in terms of the number of passengers and yields.
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