After the extension of the nationwide lockdown, all commercial flights have been suspended till 31st May, 2020. Though the government has made no announcement on when the airlines can finally resume their services, a few carriers have already started taking flight bookings from 1st June. Also, they have kept the ticket rates reasonable. Read on to know the details.
What’s Happening?
Airlines like Vistara, IndiGo and SpiceJet have started selling tickets for the post lockdown period. SpiceJet is, however, not taking any international bookings until 15th June.
Previously, for flights cancelled during the lockdown, the airlines had issued a ‘credit shell’ for each PNR number. They had topped up the credit shells with the ticket amounts, urging customers to use them for booking flights later.
However, now IndiGo has informed in its website, “As per the DGCA guidelines on refunds, new bookings made between 25th March’ 20 and 14th April’20 for travel between 25th March’20 and 3rd May’20 are eligible for a full refund, which will be processed on request.”
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What Else?
Tickets for many Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flights operating on 1st June have already been sold out, and only a few seats are left for some others. For IndiGo, the starting fare of one-way flights from Delhi to Mumbai on 1st June is around ₹3996. Rates for Delhi-Bangalore flights for IndiGo start at ₹5256. A Delhi-Kolkata flight booked through SpiceJet will cost about ₹5150.
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The Airport Authority of India(AAI) has recently issued a fresh set of guidelines that the passengers need to follow once the flight services resume. As per the new rules, it is mandatory for every passenger to have the Aarogya Setu app. The travellers must avail web-check in facility, and while at the airport, wear masks and maintain a minimum distance of 4-feet from others. AAI has also requested passengers to wash their hands frequently and coordinate with the airport staff.