Vistara Announces Flight Tickets From 999 Rupees In 24-Hour Sale

Vistara on Tuesday announced a discount up to 75 per cent on flight tickets in a limited-period offer. Under a 24-hour flash sale, called "Fly With The Best", the airline said it is offering flight tickets priced from an all-inclusive Rs 999 on select routes. The starting fare of Rs 999 is on economy class bookings, the airline said in a statement. Vistara said bookings under the sale will begin from 12:01 am on September 19, 2018, and will close at 11:59 pm. The 24-hour sale from the airline comes amid high competition in the country's civil aviation market.

Here are five things to know about the 24-hour Vistara sale:

1. Bookings under the sale are applicable on a travel period from September 27 to April 10, 2019.

2. The airline said the sale fares are available in all three classes "at discounts of up to 75 per cent relative to non-sale fares".

3. The fares (inclusive of taxes and fees) start from Rs 999 for economy class bookings, Rs 2,199 for premium economy, and Rs 5,499 for business class, it noted.

4. Without divulging the total number of seats offered under the scheme, the airline said: "Seats are limited and are available on first-come-first-serve basis... The more in advance one books, the lower the fare."

5. The airline shared some of the sample fares offered under the sale:

Robust passenger traffic in the past few months has fuelled high competition among airlines operating in the market.

Domestic airlines carried 800.40 lakh passengers in January-July 2018, as against 657.21 lakh in the corresponding period a year ago, marking an annual increase of nearly 22 per cent, according to data from aviation regulator DGCA.

Rival carriers Jet Airways, GoAir and AirAsia India have announced discounts on airfares in the recent past.

Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, serves 22 destinations with more than 800 flights a week. The airline commenced commercial operations on January 9, 2015.