Air fares slashed, latest news : December 31 more enjoyable!

Good news for fliers, Air India and jetlite had cut fares.

This will be a great new year travel booster and all of the rare fliers can plan more and distant.

Here is a news in details:

New Delhi: India's leading private air carrier, Jet Airways, and state-owned Air India Monday announced fare cuts. While Jet will reduce the fares on its domestic routes by up to 40 percent with immediate effect, Air India is expected to announce the quantum Tuesday.

In a statement, Jet said the economy class base fare will now be Rs.2,000 on its Mumbai-Delhi flight, Rs.4,065 on the Mumbai-Kolkata route, Rs.1,220 on the Bangalore-Mumbai sector, and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Rs.500.

The fares are exclusive of taxes, which average about Rs.3,500 on every economy ticket.

Earlier in the day, Air India confirmed to IANS it too would slash fares from Jan 1.

Kingfisher Airlines Sunday announced fare cut from January 1.

Source: MSN News