Zee Media Bureau
Chennai: Low cost carrier AirAsia India on Friday said its maiden daily flight will be on the Bangalore-Goa route, with a price tag of Rs 990 including taxes.
The first A320 flight is scheduled to leave Bangalore on June 12 afternoon, AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya said.
The airline opened the bookings from 9.30pm today. AirAsia India flights from Bangalore to Chennai can be booked at a starting price of Rs.490 including taxes while flights from Chennai to Bangalore flights will be come at Rs. 339 including taxes.
AirAsia's website said that the booking period will be from May 30 to June 1 for the travel period between June 12 and October 15.
AirAsia India, a joint venture between Malaysian carrier AirAsia, Tata Sons, and Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace, was granted flying licence by aviation regulator DGCA earlier this month after 9-month-long wait and various legal hurdles.
"AirAsia will be opening up the bookings this evening. By 9.30pm our fares will be up there in our website. Our first route will be from Bangalore to Goa and vice versa. We are very excited about that," Chandilya said earlier today.
"Our collective goal is that every Indian should have an opportunity to fly. We have our plane parked here already, he said.
Responding to a query, Chandilya said that by end of this financial year, the airline hopes to connect 10 cities with 10 aircrafts.
"We have about 300 people right now. Basically, we have about 80 people for one aircraft," he said to a query on how many people the airline would be adding this financial year.
With PTI Inputs
