Jet Airways joins price war, offers return fare from Rs 4,459

Jet AirwaysBSE -1.94 % has joined the price war initiated by SpiceJet and Air Asia, offering all-inclusive return fare from Rs 4,459 for travel up to March 31. The full-service carrier came up with the offer on January 29, a day after low-cost carrier SpiceJet, under its new promoter Ajay Singh, announced the launch of its first discounts for 2015 with 500,000 seats for sale at all-inclusive one-way advance booking fare of Rs 1,499.

Air Asia is offering discounted fares at Rs 699.

SpiceJet's offer, which is open for bookings made between January 28 and January 30, is for travel between February 15 and June 30 and is applicable to all direct flights on the airline's domestic network.

The offer by SpiceJet is seen as an attempt on part of the financially stressed airline to win back the trust of the passengers. According to experts, the offer could also be a means to raise money for operations.

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