IndiGo offers special fares starting at Rs. 1,119

Budget carrier IndiGo is offering special fares starting Rs. 1,119 on select domestic courses. The IndiGo Rs. 1,119 offer is on Chennai-Bengaluru route. An advanced search on the IndiGo's site demonstrated that the Rs. 1,119 sale is available for travel in mid-May. Other low fares available under the IndiGo's offer are Delhi-Jaipur (Rs. 1,200), Coimbatore-Chennai (Rs. 1,220), Visakhapatnam-Hyderabad (Rs. 1,221), Imphal-Guwahati (Rs. 1,222), and Goa-Bengaluru (Rs. 1,267). The airline recently reported presentation of 35 new flights as a part of its summer schedule.

IndiGo is the nation's biggest passenger airline with a market share of 39.5% as of February, 2017.

It at present operate flights connecting to 46 destinations - 39 domestic and 7 international. IndiGo has a fleet size of 131 including 19 new era



A320neos.

Additionally, IndiGo ferried the highest number of travelers in February at 34.19 lakh, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data.

Different carriers like Jet Airways, AirAsia India and GoAir are additionally offering promotional fares. Bookings under the Jet Airways and AirAsia sale are open till April 9. While GoAir special plan is valid till April 30.

India's aviation sector has seen a spurt of growth in the previous couple of years with a 16% rise in passenger traffic in February on year-on-year basis, DGCA information appeared. Indian carriers together flew a sum of 86.55 lakh travelers in February 2017 as compared to 74.76 lakh fliers around the same time of 2016, registering a growth of 15.77%, it said.

Discounted fares from airlines have been one reason behind strong growth found in domestic air travel.