AI lures travellers with discounts on domestic night fares

New Delhi: Flying with the state-owned Air India at night could now be a cheaper option for consumers.
With domestic airfares creeping up, Air India has re-launched domestic night fares which offer a discount of 25 per cent on what is charged for flying on the same sector during the day.
To avail oneself of the lower fares, which are available for a one-way or return journey in economy class, a passenger will have to travel on flights operated between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Currently, most full service airlines such as Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines do not operate flights so late in the night although low-cost airlines such as SpiceJet start their operations around 5 a.m.
“The discount is being offered as the flights are the domestic leg of an international flight, which is to say that the aircraft might be operating a Mumbai-Chennai-Gulf sector flight, which gives us the opportunity to fly people between Mumbai and Chennai before picking up more onward international passengers.
The lower fares have certain restrictions, including Rs 500 penalty every time a passenger changes travel date from what had been booked originally. This is among the initiatives which have been taken post merger of Air India and Indian.
04/08/08 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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