Now, get refund on all air tickets

Chennai: Booked a non-refundable ticket and didn`t fly? You won`t lose your money any longer.
Passengers can now cancel their non-refundable air tickets until two hours before departure and get a refund of taxes, fuel surcharge, passenger service fee and user development fee. This means a flyer stands to get back Rs 1,300 to Rs 3,800, depending on the distance and the fare. Fuel surcharge varies from Rs 1,000 for a short-haul domestic flight to Rs 3,500 for a long-haul journey. Most low-cost carriers charge Rs 229 as passenger service fee and Rs 103 service tax.
The decision, a long-standing demand of flyers, was made after talks between airlines and the Civil Aviation Economic Advisory Council last month. Also, full-service airlines have cut their cancellation fees.
"This is a big relief for passengers, especially for those buying round trip tickets" said passengers association president D Sudhakara Reddy. "Those taking round trip tickets were losing money even if they missed only one leg of the journey."
Travel agents said that full service airlines have reduced the cancellation fee.
22/01/11 Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2011