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New Delhi, May 15: IndiGo, India's biggest budget carrier on Tuesday announced a heavily discounted three-day summer sale, starting as low as Rs 999 for domestic travel and Rs 3,499 for international routes under the limited period summer holiday offer.

In its statement, the airline said the booking of tickets under the sale offer will be open till to 23:59 hours on May 16 and is applicable on travel between May 29 and September 28 on domestic and international routes.

"With the onset of summer holidays, we are excited to announce this three-day special sale effective from May 14 till May 16, 2019," IndiGo chief commercial officer William Boulter said. He also added that IndiGo is offering attractive discounts up to 30 per cent on pre-paid excess baggage and pre-paid express check-in service to make holiday season more special.

Under the latest discounted sale offer, IndiGo is providing Delhi-Ahmadabad flight tickets starting from Rs1899, Delhi-Bengaluru Rs2,799, Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rs2,499, Delhi-Chennai Rs3,099, Delhi-Guwahati Rs2,599, Delhi-Hyderabad Rs2,500, Delhi-Kolkata Rs2,899, Delhi-Mumbai Rs2,499 and Delhi-Pune Rs2599.

The international routes include Hyderabad-Dubai, Chennai-Kuwait, Delhi-Kuala Lumpur and Bengaluru-Male. Booking tickets through IndiGo website and mobile application can avail additional cash back when paying through MobiKwik wallet and digibank debit card, the airline said in the statement.

As per the DGCA data, IndiGo airline has around 44 per cent domestic passenger market share and the new move comes amid a dip in airline capacity in recent months. The capacity reduction, due to halting of operations by Jet Airways and the grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft by SpiceJet, has put forth a rising pressure on fares.