Air Sahara to fly Singapore, Malaysia from May

Initiating a major fare war on the international sector, private carrier Air Sahara on Thursday announced the launch of its flights to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from May with an introductory round-trip fare of only Rs 10,000, which is even lower than domestic fares on major trunk routes.

"While the first Singapore-Delhi flight would start on May 11, the Chennai-Kuala Lumpur service would be launched on May 14. Both return services would be daylight flights," Air Sahara CEO Rono J Dutta said in New Delhi.

The introductory return fares for both sectors have been fixed at Rs 10,000, he said, adding that the flights to Singapore and the Malaysian capital would be operated by Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 737-700s respectively.

The lowest available market fares on both these destinations is Rs 16,000. The sale of tickets on the two would be opened on March 30 and these would be sold through the general sales agents in foreign markets also, he said.

The major private airline, which recently changed its colours akin to the real tri-colour, would be getting six new aircraft between April and June, taking its total fleet strength to 19 Boeings and seven Canadian Regional Jets.