Airlines Announce New Routes, Discounts On Flight Tickets, Details Here

Domestic airlines such as Air India, IndiGo and GoAir have announced additional flights and discounts on select routes. State-run Air India has announced new domestic and international routes connecting Delhi and Mumbai with other cities. Private sector carrier GoAir is offering flight tickets at a starting price of Rs.1,375 in a limited-period sale, according to its website. The announcements from the airlines come at a time the suspension of flight operations by Jet Airways has led to additional demand in the country's civil aviation market.

Here are key things to know about the announcements made by Air India, IndiGo and GoAir:

Air India

Air India said it will offer additional seats on the Mumbai-Dubai-Mumbai and Delhi-Dubai-Delhi routes from June. On the domestic front, the airline will introduce new flights on the Bhopal-Pune-Bhopal and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi routes from June 5. The number of flights will also be increased on Delhi-Bengaluru-Delhi and Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi routes, said Air India.   

IndiGo

IndiGo announced new domestic flights at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 2,499, according to the airline's website, goindigo.in. The new flights will be operated on Shillong-Kolkata route from July 20, 2019, noted the private carrier.

GoAir 

GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting price of Rs. 1,375 in a limited-period sale. Bookings under the sale, valid for travel till December 15, 2019, can be made till May 30, according to the airline's website, goair.in. In a separate offer, GoAir is offering domestic and international flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 2,765 and Rs. 7,000 respectively.