Air India Fare Lock Feature features how they work reserve fares for two days

Air India on Wednesday announced Fare Lock, which allows customers to lock or reserve a fixed fare for 48 hours. Bye The group-owned company has introduced this facility to provide more flexibility and comfort to passengers. Under the new feature, passengers can now lock their fare for two days at a very nominal charge, along with this customers can also decide their travel program.

“This helps customers plan their travel without worrying about fluctuations in fares and availability of their preferred flight options. This feature is available for flight options booked at least 10 days from the date of booking of the service,” the airline said in an official statement.

Customers who wish to avail this feature will need to select their preferred flight option and select the fare lock option in the booking flow. A non-refundable charge will then need to be paid. Customers can later visit their booking on the website or mobile app to confirm their booking at the pre-selected fare using the ‘Manage Booking’ option.

Fair Lock These charges are available at (including taxes), which vary according to the route and are applicable per passenger per ticket. Domestic Indian flights can be booked for Rs 500. Short haul international flights can be booked for Rs 850 when departing from India and $10 when arriving in India. Apart from this, long haul international flights can be booked for Rs 1500 when departing from India and $18 when arriving in India.

Recently, the Aviation Ministry had issued a show cause notice to Air India after a Delhi-San Francisco flight was delayed by 20 hours. The flight was delayed on Thursday as passengers were made to sit inside the plane without air conditioning in the capital’s scorching heat. Some of them reportedly fainted in the heat, while others pleaded to be allowed to land. Currently, Air India operates 51 weekly flights to North America, while before privatization this number was 33.