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Low cost airline SpiceJet has launched a sale of four lakh low-fare tickets, including one lakh at Rs 599, all inclusive, in advance purchase scheme.

This is the fourth sale in the last two weeks when the airline underwent ownership change.

“This offer is also available for international flights (except Colombo, Kabul and Dubai-Ahmedabad-Dubai sectors), at fares starting at just Rs. 3,499 all-in,” SpiceJet said on Wednesday.

Bookings under this latest offer are open now and will close at midnight on February 13, 2015. The travel period covered in this sale is from July 1, 2015 to October 24, 2015.

“Under this offer, tickets on routes like Hyderabad to Vijayawada, Delhi to Dehradun, Guwahati to Kolkata, Ahmedabad to Mumbai, and Bangalore to Hyderabad all are priced at Rs. 599 only. International flights start as low as Rs 3,499 all-in for Delhi to Kathmandu, with discounted fares available on most other international routes too,” the airline added.

“Fares for this offer are lower than AC train fares on many routes, and cheaper than non-AC sleeper class trains on several routes. And this time we are including most of our international flights in this offer too,” said Kaneswaran Avili, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet Ltd.

“At SpiceJet we believe that flying empty seats, which are the ultimate perishable commodity, is a crime, and the best way to fill seats that would otherwise go empty is to sell them well in advance at highly attractive rates, often lower than train fares, to those who are willing to plan and book early in exchange for fantastic deals”, said Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, SpiceJet Ltd.

“These are seats that would otherwise go empty and be lost forever, and are priced based on the marginal cost of carrying an extra passenger, not on the average cost. Revenues from such offers contribute incremental revenue for the airline that flows directly to the bottom line”, he added.

“Since there is limited inventory under the offer, it will be available on First-Come-First-Served basis and is not applicable on group bookings,” the airline said.