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Cheapest Flights: Who doesn't like to travel by air? It is everyone's dream to travel by air at least once. However, it is not possible for everyone to enjoy air travel. Due to the high cost of flight tickets, it is not easy for a common man to save thousands of rupees. This is the reason why they resort to economical means of travel instead of flight. In such a situation, they somehow complete the journey but the dream of sitting in an airplane remains a dream. If we tell you that you can travel by air for just Rs 150, will you be able to believe it? Probably not… but it is absolutely true.
Today we will tell you about many such air routes, for which you can fulfill your dream by booking flight tickets (cheap flight tickets) for just Rs 150. So let's know…
Air travel between two cities is just Rs 150
In fact, if you travel from Lilabari to Tezpur in Assam, you will have to pay only Rs 150 as basic air fare. The air journey between these two cities can be completed in just 50 minutes. Not only on this route, there are many flights where the basic fare (cheap air tickets) of the ticket is less than Rs 1,000. All these operate under the Regional Air Connectivity Scheme. It provides many incentives for airline operators.
Fares on these 22 routes are less than Rs 1000
According to a report by travel portal ixigo, there are at least 22 routes where the basic airfare is less than Rs 1,000 per person. The lowest one-way fare (cheap flight ticket booking) is Rs 150 for flights connecting Lilabari and Tezpur in Assam. Alliance Air operates flights on this route. A convenience fee is also added to the basic fare while booking tickets.
Fares on most routes range from Rs 150 to Rs 199
Broadly, the duration of flights operated under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) on these routes is around 50 minutes. Most routes where the basic airfare is between Rs 150 and Rs 199 per person are in the Northeast region. According to the report, there are also routes in the south like Bengaluru-Salem, Cochin-Salem where the basic ticket prices are in the same range.
The base fare for flights to Guwahati and Shillong is Rs 400. Fares for Imphal-Aizawl, Dimapur-Shillong and Shillong-Lilabari flights are Rs 500, fare for Bengaluru-Salem flight is Rs 525, fare for Guwahati-Pasighat flight is Rs 999 and fare for Lilabari-Guwahati route is Rs 954.
An official said that these are among those routes where demand is low and these places can be reached in more than five hours by other modes of transport. According to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), 559 routes have been identified by March 31, 2024 under the regional connectivity scheme i.e. UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).
There is no landing or parking charge for these flights
The central government, state governments and airport operators offer a number of incentives for flights under the regional flight service. Among other things, there is no 'landing' or 'parking' target for these flights. The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the flight service on October 21, 2016 with the aim of promoting regional air connectivity scheme and making air travel more affordable.
