National Day offer: Fly to Mumbai, Kochi @ Dh244; Delhi, Ahmedabad @ Dh344

After UAE national carriers announced discounted fares to celebrate the 44th National Day, India’s budget carrier, SpiceJet, has joined the bandwagon, offering cheaper one-way fares to non-resident Indians.

One-way base fares start at Dh244 for travel  from Dubai to Mumbai, Kochi and Kozhikode, while base fares from Dubai to Delhi, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Madurai and Pune will start from Dh344.

The company said in a statement that statutory taxes will apply with the offer, starting from November 29, 2015, till midnight December 3, 2015.

The travel period will be from February 1 to October 29 2016.

“Dubai is our key international market. We will continue to increase our presence here. Our customers can expect many more flights and many more offers in the coming months,” said Ajay Singh, Chairman, SpiceJet.

When asked by Emirates 24|7 if the return fares will be higher for travellers who have got discounted fares, Shilpa Bhatia, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales and Distribution, SpiceJet, said: “When we throw up a pricing, we don’t have a system that changes if someone buys a discounted ticket that he will get a super-expensive fate on return. We don’t have that revenue model.”

According to the airline, tickets purchased during the offer will be non-refundable though travellers will be able to change their dates by paying a fee of Dh130.

This website reported earlier that Etihad, Emirates and Air Arabia had announced National Day sales but they have concluded as of November 28, 2015.

On Sunday, Emirates 24|7 reported SpiceJet was planning to start flights to Hyderabad and Jaipur from Dubai, with the aim to increase frequency of its flights to existing destinations.

Flights to Amritsar are set to commence on a daily basis from the current six days, with the airline also evaluating the possibility of flying to Kannur International Airport.

Read: SpiceJet plans flights from Dubai to Hyderabad, Jaipur and Kannur

The public sector in the UAE will have a five-day holiday, starting Tuesday (December 1) till Sunday (December 6). The private sector holiday will start from Wednesday (December 2) till Sunday (December 6).

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