25,000 tickets sold in two days: AirAsia

AirAsia had launched Rs 5 basic fare for sale till Sunday

BS Reporter Mumbai:
Last Updated : Jun 03 2014 | 11:57 PM IST
AirAsia India has said it sold 25,000 discounted tickets on flights between Bangalore-Goa and Bangalore-Chennai within 48 hours of opening for bookings. The airline said its first flight from Bangalore–Goa on June 12 was sold out within 10 minutes of opening for sale.  

Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia India, Mittu Chandilya said, “We are very excited with the feedback we received from the market. Our motto has always been to make everyone fly and we have already begun to show that we are true to our promise. We will revolutionise the Indian aviation industry with our quality services.

AirAsia had launched Rs 5 basic fare for sale till Sunday. This triggered a fare war with IndiGo launching one rupee basic fare on the same routes.
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First Published: Jun 03 2014 | 11:57 PM IST

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