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Airline offers low fare to Indian destinations
Air fare to two Indian states by the Indian national carrier has been brought to rock bottom in the M-class.
- By Sunita Menon, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:50 November 16, 2008
- Dh 259 -M class (35 seats out of 145 seats)
- Dh 310 - E class
- Dh 360 - U class
- Dh 410 - L class
- Dh 610 - O class
Dubai: Air fare to two Indian states by the Indian national carrier has been brought to rock bottom in the M-class.
Expatriates from the states of Kerala and Karnataka can now travel with Indian on fares that are more or less equivalent to the no-frill budget airlines starting from today to March 31, 2009
M-class one-way fare will now cost Dh259.
"This is the lowest of the fares by us. I had meeting with different Indian associations in the UAE and this demand came considering the fact that the cost of living has gone up," said Anand Kumar Pandey, Country Manager, Indian Airlines.
The fares are introduced under the category of Slim Fares and comes along are with all frills and inclusive of a 40kg free baggage allowance.
The Slim Fares are priced at Dh259 for M-class one-way and Dh519 for round-trip. One can also get these fares subject to availability during the upcoming festive seasons Eid Al Adha and Christmas. Necessary information on the rates and seats are available at the Indian office and nearest travel agencies.
"Fares are offered in the same range as the budget carriers. Meals, beverages, and baggage allowance, will all be available. There will be no penalty if you buy a budget carrier ticket and cannot change the date of travel, we have done away with that".
Cross section of Indian expatriates were trilled with the reduction of fares and said that it could not have come at a more appropriate time.
"The cost of living is on the rise and so one has to reconsider their travel plans. This is especially so with families who have school-going children. The Slim Fare introduced is not that bad at all," said M.P. Manoj who works for an offshore company in Jebel Ali.
Airfare: Discounted fare
The one-way fares for Kerala and Bangalore by Indian Airlines:
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