IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet start booking, all seats in Delhi-Mumbai flights booked in one hour
New Delhi, May 22, 2020: Domestic flights will start in the country from 25 May. Many airlines started booking from today. First Indigo started booking from 10 am. Detail schedule was also released. After this, SpiceJet and Air India also opened the booking windows. All the tickets from the three airlines from Delhi to Mumbai were booked in an hour. Booking in progress for other cities.
Route and station charts have been given to all airlines by the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Now, these companies will decide on which route they have to start services and when to start booking for them. A total of 8 airlines have been allowed. These include Air India, Indigo, GoAir, Air Asia, Alliance Air, SpiceJet, True Jet and Vistara. Bookings have not yet started in True Jet, Vistara, Alliance Air, Air Asia and GoAir.
33% of domestic flights will start now: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Thursday released the detailed guidelines for domestic flights. It said that only 33% of the flights will start now. He said that the fares have been fixed for the next three months. So that airlines can not be arbitrary. The minimum fare for a 90-120 minute flight to Delhi-Mumbai will be Rs 3500 and maximum Rs 10 thousand.
40% seats will be available cheaply: Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Aviation said that 40% of the seats will be sold at a price below the midpoint of the price band. He gave the example that the midpoint of the price band of Rs 3 thousand 500 to 10 thousand is 6 thousand 700 rupees. That is, 40% seats in this price band will have to be booked at a price below Rs 6 thousand 700.
New guideline for travel: For domestic travel, passengers must reach the airport 2 hours before. Entry will be received only after screening passengers at the airport. For passengers above 14 years of age, the Arogya Setu app is a must on the phone. If green is not shown in the sanatorium bridge then the entry will not be found. Passengers have to use their personal train or authorized taxi service. Passengers must use the trolley sparingly. Passengers will get boarding passes without a line. All passengers must wear masks and gloves. Those who have 4 hours left in the flight departure will be allowed to enter the airport terminal building.