AirAsia Mega Sale: Two Days Left To Avail Big Discounts

AirAsia India is offering all-inclusive fares starting from Rs. 1,249 for domestic travel while its Malaysian parent AirAsia is selling tickets from Rs. 1,999 for international travel as part of the “Mega Sale” scheme, which is open till April 9, 2017. Some of the domestic routes covered by AirAsia India include Guwahati-Imphal (all-inclusive fare from Rs. 1,249), Bengaluru-Hyderabad (Rs. 1,619), Kolkata-Ranchi (Rs. 2,249), Bengaluru-Goa (Rs. 1,719) and New Delhi-Ranchi (Rs. 2,699), as per the AirAsia website. The AirAsia India sale is applicable for travel till September 30, 2017, the airline said on its website.
AirAsia is also offering discounts on international flights under the same offer to South-Asian countries, including Bhubaneswar – Kaula Lumpur (Rs. 1999), Bhubaneswar -Phuket (Rs. 3,739) and Bhubaneswar-Penang (Rs. 3,633). With the summer holidays just around the corner – traditionally the time when most Indian families go on vacation – airlines have taken to lucrative discounts and schemes to corner market share.

Another airline Vistara had announced a Holi sale in March with fares starting as low as Rs. 999 while other airlines have also announced discounted fares to attract customers ahead of the summer rush.

India’s aviation sector has witnessed a spurt of growth in the past few years with a 16 per cent rise in passenger traffic in February on year-on-year basis, data from aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) showed.