Spicejet offers Rs 499 one-way fares

Budget carrier SpiceJet Monday launched another promotional scheme by offering discounted one-way fares for domestic destinations at Rs.499, including fuel surcharge but excluding applicable statutory taxes and fees.

According to the company, tickets can be booked between Sep 1 to Sep 3, 2014, for travel between Jan 16 and Oct 24 2015.

"While the number of travelers opting for air travel during holidays has increased over the years, with the introduction of early bird sale, this number will only grow further," said Kaneswaran Avili, chief commercial officer, SpiceJet.

"This early bird sale will encourage customers to make their holiday plans well in advance and save on travel costs at the same time."

Last week, Air India and AirAsia had launched special schemes at Rs 100 and Rs 600 respectively. Air India's website had crashed after heavy traffic converged to take benefit of the scheme, leaving lot of consumers dissatisfied.