Air Deccan to launch flight from Delhi to Leh from May 23

Bangalore, Apr 28 (UNI) Air Deccan, India's largest low cost airline, today announced the launch of new flights connecting Delhi to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, from May 23.

Bookings for the new sector opened today. A 180-seater Airbus A 320 aircraft would be deployed on this sector by Air Deccan, a statement said.

Air Deccan Managing Director G R Gopinath said ''Low cost air connectivity was a basic necessity for a region like Ladakh considering its undulating and mountainous terrain and the fact that it is perpetually inaccessible for most parts of the year.'' Over the last few years the tourist inflow into Ladakh went up with around 40,000 tourists visiting the region in the 2006. Air Deccan would be the first low cost airline connecting Ladakh by air and hoped the airliner would prove to be the catalyst for the growth of the region, he added.

The daily flight would leave Delhi at 0520 hrs and reach Leh at 0650 hrs. In the return journey, the flight would take off at Leh at 0720 hrs and land in Delhi at 0840 hrs.

Air Deccan offered dynamic pricing on its entire seat inventory.

The pricing was a function of demand and supply of seats at any given point in time. The earlier one books, the lesser one pays.

Fares on the Delhi-Leh sector start at Rs Zero (plus taxes and surcharge).

UNI