Air-India Express to begin services

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Air-India Express, the first Indian international budget airline, will launch its services today (29 April) with an inaugural flight from Trivandrum, southern India, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The low-cost subsidiary of Indian national carrier Air India reportedly offers fares that are 20-40% cheaper than existing offers on other airlines. The basic fare on Air-India Express from Trivandrum to Abu Dhabi is INR3,250 and from Bombay, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates is INR2,750 per ticket.

The airline has said that it will operate 40 services a week from five Indian cities: Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut, Delhi and Bombay, to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates and Muscat and Salalah in Oman.

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