IndiGo, Air India Express among world's 5 cheapest airlines
India's low-cost carriers Air India Express and IndiGo have been ranked second and fifth respectively in a Global Flight Pricing Report prepared by Melbourne-based Rome2rio, a multimodal travel planning site. These are the cheapest airlines in the world in providing international connectivity. Two other Indian carriers, Jet Airways and Air India, also secured 12th and 13th places respectively. Here are more details.
Report compared 200 major airlines by average price/km
The report compared 200 major airlines across continents by the average price per kilometer, with Air Asia X taking the pole position with an average of $0.07/km. Air India Express, mostly connecting Gulf countries and Singapore, has an average cost of $0.08/km and IndiGo $0.10/km. IndiGo connects Indian cities with Gulf countries besides Bangkok, Colombo and Kathmandu.
Indonesia AirAsia, Primera Air also feature among top 5
Indonesia AirAsia and Primera Air are another two to have been put in the top five. Etihad, Ryanair, Qantas, Wow Air and Virgin Australia were among the top ten affordable airlines. Wow Air had recently announced to connect Delhi with Europe and US cities through its hub in Reykjavik in Iceland from December onwards, with the base price starting at Rs. 13,499.
Four out of five cheapest airlines are in Asia
According to the report, four out of the top five cheapest airlines are in Asia. None of the airlines from the UK or US found a place among the top 10 affordable airlines in the report. The data was analyzed by taking into account the economy class airfares displayed by Rome2rio during the first two months of this year, totaling some 1.5mn price points.
