SpiceJet in a bid to increase its sales during the holiday season has announced a discount sale, offering cheap air tickets with base fare as low as INR 749 for domestic flights and INR 3999 for international ones. An estimated 3 lakh seats are being offered as part of this Diwali sale. The booking period is from 27 October till the midnight of 29 October, 2015, while the travel period covered under it is 1st February to 29 October, 2016. This discount sale by SpiceJet airlines has been strategically designed for passengers who have travel plans, between February and October, next year. Now, not only they can make their flight booking in advance, but also at a lower price.
Offer in Detail
This offer is available only for one-way tickets on direct flights to across all metro cities and some of the leading tourist destinations in the country. The base fare for flight tickets on routes, such as Ahmedabad to Mumbai, Delhi to Amritsar has been kept at INR 749, with the taxes to be an addition to it. In case of international travel, like Chennai to Colombo, the fare has been set at INR 3999, excluding the taxes.
Conditions on Booking of Tickets under this Discount Sale
Tickets under this scheme can be booked on various travel websites; however, it is to be noted that the fare is non-refundable, except additional fees and taxes. Since it is a first-come-first-served basis scheme, the chances of tickets being booked in a hurry is the only thing that would generally come to mind. However, travellers need to keep certain other things in mind before making reservation under this discount sale. According to the conditions of this offer, it cannot be combined with any other similar scheme. Also, this sales offer will not be applicable for group bookings. Another important point to keep in mind is that the prices may also vary from route to route and also on the travel distance.
Speaking on this Diwali offer, an official spokesperson from SpiceJet airlines said that their attractive pricing coupled with their robust network will reap benefits for the company. He added that it will also benefit a huge chunk of Indian travellers who have plans to fly in the next year. Booking cheap air tickets with SpiceJet in advance is a great chance for them to lower their travelling budget for 2016.
Building on the Success
The Diwali discount sale by SpiceJet is an ideal step forward after its huge success in September that saw it reporting the highest passenger load factor (PLF) during this month ever in the Indian civil aviation market. In a press release it stated that as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it notched up 93 per cent PLF in the month of September, breaking all previous records. This was the fifth consecutive occasion when it had crossed the 90 per cent mark in the current year.
In the same month, this domestic carrier improved with its on-time performance with 85.1 per cent. This was calculated based on the data collected from Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. During this month, its market share stood at 12.3 per cent, making it the fourth largest airline in the country.
With this discount sale for the holiday season, SpiceJet Airlines is trying to compete strongly with the leading carriers, IndiGo, Air India and Jet Airways. Going by the statistics of the past few months, it would not be wrong to say that the airline is making quick inroads when it comes to expanding its customer base and the PLF. However, the competition will become tough as other carriers are also likely to follow suit and declare their discounted flight deals for the Diwali as well as the winter vacation season.
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