Air India Announces 50% concession for senior citizens

State-owned carrier Air India announces a special scheme for senior citizens of the country, offering a 50% concession on the base fare.The scheme is only applicable to domestic flights and flyers above the age of 60 are only eligible to apply for the scheme.

As per the official website of Air India, the airline career has put up a criterion in which only the matching people would be allowed to avail of the offer. 

The tickets should be booked for “a Senior citizen of Indian Nationality, permanently residing in India and should have attained the age of 60 years on the date of commencement of journey”.

However, the offer is being given only on select booking classes in the Economy cabin. Moreover, the total amount of a flight ticket is not just the base fare.

According to the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a potential airfare will also include the airline fuel charge, common user terminal fee, passenger service fees, airport and/ or user development fees taxes, and any other applicable convenience charges.

To get benefit of the offer, the eligible citizens needs to produce a valid Photo ID with date of birth written on it. Apart from this, they also need to produce voter's ID card, passport, driving license, or the senior citizens' ID card issued by Air India.

"In case the relevant ID/documents are not presented at the time of check-in or at the boarding gate, the basic fare will be forfeited and the tickets will become non-refundable," the website mentions.

Passengers need to purchase the ticket three days before departure. No discount will be applicable for any children travelling along. However, there is a discount available for one infant (below two years of age).