Air Sahara Airlines, presently known as Jet Lite is a privately owned airline. The airline is one of the leading private carriers in the country. The airline mainly operates from New Delhi and its secondary hubs include Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. Air Sahara Airlines, formerly known as Sahara Airlines, was established on 20 September 1991 and started its operations on 3 December 1993. Air Sahara prior to 2nd October 2000, was known as Sahara Airlines. In April 2007 Air Sahara finally came to be known as Jet Lite Airlines after Jet Airways bought it from the Sahara Group.
Passenger Friendly Airlines
Air Sahara offers many on-ground, on-board, charter services, and cargo services to its passengers. Air Sahara fights tickets booking can be done personally or through an agent. Now, one can also book, cancel, and retrieve Air Sahara Airlines tickets online using the website of the airline from the comfort of your home and work place. Air Sahara is also planning to employ more staff so that it can provide adequate services to its passengers.
Network of Air Sahara
Already a well-known domestic airline, Air Sahara became an international carrier on 22 March 2004 with the start of flights from Chennai to Colombo. Before the merger of Air Sahara into Jet Airways, the airline had international services to Colombo, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Presently, Air Sahara offers international flights only for Colombo and Kathmandu. The domestic destinations of Air Sahara include New Delhi, Mumbai, Guwahati, Jammu, Bangalore, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bhopal, and Srinagar. Air Sahara also offers helicopter charter services between Delhi and Mumbai. Air Sahara offers cheap fares from time to time to increase its passenger's base. Air Sahara Airlines online tickets booking system is convenient to use when it comes to booking tickets for the required destinations.
Collection of Aircrafts
The average age of Air Sahara fleet was 6.5 years as recorded in June 2006. Air Sahara started its operations with two Boeing 737-200 aircrafts. Air Sahara fleet also consist of Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-400, and various helicopters which are operated for non-scheduled routes.
After long-drawn negotiations between Jet and Sahara Airlines, Jet Airways finally bought Air Sahara for around $340 million in 2007. This deal gave Jet a share of about 32% in the domestic market. Air Sahara fights tickets booking system has also been upgraded to cater to the need of growing passengers. Presently, Air Sahara renamed as Jet Lite, is taking considerable measures to increase the domestic and international flight services to more destinations by acquiring new aircrafts. Air Sahara cheap fares are also considerably reasonable and will suit your budget plan.