Low Cost Airlines in India

Subscribe in a Reader

DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT ON THIS ARTICLE

by Chris Dev

In the recent years, many people all over the world have taken up traveling. Especially, the tourist inflow in India has increased tremendously. This has subsequently led to increase in a number of low cost airlines in India. Low cost airlines refer to airlines that offer discount airfares. Low cost airlines in India have made traveling easier and affordable for numerous travelers. Since they offer huge discounts, these low cost airlines make traveling by air attractive and cheap. Different airlines follow different cost cutting strategies to offer the best price to their customers. As air traveling is much faster and comfortable, it is easier to find low cost airlines for short haul flights rather than long haul flights.

The common term used in the low cost airline industry is 'no frill'. If you are traveling on an air ticket which has "no-frill" attached to it, this means that some of the extra benefits such as meals and drinks have not been included. They have been cut down from the ticket price. Some low cost airlines in India offer travel insurance as an option for extra cash. Usually these low cost airlines use small flights for cutting down the overheads.

Though the general assumption is that low cost airlines in India benefit only the people in the metros, this is not true. Of late, low cost airlines in India have started focusing on non-metro cities. Frequent business travelers are the primary customers of low cost airlines operating in non-metros. These airlines have cut down costs tremendously so much so that there are 'Economy' and 'Business' classes in every airliner which can suit even the upper middle-class customer or high-end professional. To encourage and retain customers, most of the airlines offer programs like 'Frequent Flier' programs which help you earn points for every few hundred kilometers you fly. One can use these points to avail further discounts on their airfares during their next trips.

To obtain the best discount airfares in most of the low cost airlines, it is essential to book tickets well in advance, as charges will be very high in case of last minute bookings. Airfares will also be cheap on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays compared to other day. They offer lot of added advantages such as online booking, online check-ins, mobile booking and booking through agents.

Air Deccan, Air India Express, IndiGo Airlines, KingFisher Airlines, Paramount and Spice Jet are a few popular low cost airlines in India which offers excellent services. Indeed, the Indian aviation department is undergoing a remarkable change. There has been a remarkable increase in the number of low cost airlines offering good discounts. In short, low cost airlines in India are a big success story.

Cheap Airfares have changed the way of travel. The success of low cost airlines in India prompted the entry of many low cost airlines. Cheapairco.in provides you the latest and best information about low cost airlines in India and other countries.

Don't forget to download Indocquent's free social bookmark utility at http://www.indocquent.com/social_bookmark/social_bookmark_landingpage.html.