State-run Air India has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount on ‘tatkal’ air tickets on domestic routes.
The move is set to help flyers get reasonably-priced tickets for emergency travel. Airlines generally sell last-minute ticket at very high prices.
“Generally, an emergency leads to the last-minute demand. Such a traveller is faced with very high ticket prices. So, for the domestic sector, the national carrier has decided to make a “very last moment inventory” of available seats within 3 hours of departure. These would be sold at a hefty discount, normally exceeding 40 per cent of the selling price,” Air India said in a statement.
