 "Economic Times (New Delhi, India)")
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Now, fly on Air Deccan for Re 1.
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Economic Times (New Delhi, India)
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May 5, 2005
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May 5--BANGALORE, India -- Air Deccan, the country's first low-cost airline, has done it again. It will launch tickets at a ridiculously low price of Re 1 within the next few days. In reality, though, the buyer would have to fork up a security tax, which is payable by airlines to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
"On short-haul flights like Bangalore to Hubli we have to pay Rs 221, which works out to about 15 percent of the cost of the ticket. We have asked the gove...
