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Travel Concessions for Seniors

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Specific Concessions on Airline Flights for:
Senior Citizens:
Ex-Army Personnel who are recipients of Bravery Awards:
War Widows:
INDIAN AIRLINES – SENIOR CITIZENS CONCESSIONS
Presently Senior Citizens' Discount is offered to persons as given below:

GENTLEMEN SENIOR CITIZENS

  • Residing in India, irrespective of their nationality,
  • Completed 65 years of age on the date of commencement of travel.

LADY SENIOR CITIZENS

  • Residing in India, irrespective of their nationality,
  • Completed 63 years of age on the date of commencement of travel.

When booking with Indian Airlines, your travel agent will require the following information at the time of issuing the ticket:

  • Proof of Age
  • Proof of Nationality
  • Resident Status of the Senior Citizens, whether residing permanently in India, or not
  • In case of Foreigners residing in India, details of the Resident Permit should be verified.
  • Indian Airlines will be required to punch the tickets issued to the Senior Citizens.

JET AIRWAYS – CONCESSIONAL FARES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

US DOLLAR FARES FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIANS 
Jet Airways has revised its Senior Citizen USD Fares as follows. Their notification says: We are revising Senior Citizen Fare in USD Level effective Jan 01,2001. The revised discount level is as given below.

Senior Citizens paying the USD Fare will be charged 75% of the normal Adult USD fare i.e 25% discount will be offered instead of the current 50%. The revised fare will be applicable to all Senior Citizens travelling on or after January 01, 2001 irrespective of the date of issue of the ticket.
This fare is applicable in Economy class for all sectors with the discount calculated on normal USD fare. The terms and conditions are as given below:

ELIGIBILITY:

  • This Fare can be applied for Non-Resident Indians and Foreign Nationals who have completed 65 years of age and above.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY TRAVEL AGENT:

  • A photocopy of the passport confirming the passengers photo
  • Proof of age, which must be attached to the ticket jacket

TICKET VALIDITY :

  • One year from date or travel.

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE :

  • Passengers are permitted to carry only 20Kgs as free baggage allowance. However, passengers connecting To/From Canada/USA will be permitted 30Kgs baggage allowance, irrespective of the fare having been paid in USD.

CANCELLATION CHARGES:

  • Exempted
INDIAN AIRLINES – CONCESSIONS FOR EX-ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF HIGHEST BRAVERY AWARDS

TYPE OF TRAVEL

  • All travel by Indian Airlines in Economy Class within India only.

PERIOD OF TRAVEL

  • All year round.

SPECIAL AIR FARE APPLICABLE

  • 50% of the Normal Economy Basic INR Fare.
  • All other taxes and airline fees applicable.

VALIDITY OF TICKET

  • One year from the date of issue.

STOPOVER

  • Permitted.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND

  • Normal Cancellation and Refund Rules apply

COMBINATION

  • Not combinable with USD International Fares.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • These concessional tickets will be issued against an Armed Forces Concession Form after due verification by Indian Airlines. In cases where the tickets are issued by approved Travel Agents the Forms will be verified / approved by Indian Airlines Duty Manager
  • Persons traveling against this Concessional Fare should be in possession of the following documents, which will be subject to check by the Indian Airlines Staff at any stage of the journey.
    • Part-II of the Armed Forces Concession Form.
    • Identity Card issued by the Ministry of Defence to the Ex-Armed Forces Personnel who are recipients of highest Bravery Award.
  • Passengers will be informed by the Ticketing Counter Staff that it would be mandatory for the Passengers to carry the Part-II of the concession form along with his identity card while traveling, for the purpose of verification by Indian Airlines official at any stage of travel.

CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY

  • Ex-Military Personnel of Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) who are recipients of the Highest Bravery Award Level I and II only.
  • Post-independence awards
    • Level I: Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra
    • Level 2: Mahavir Chakra and Kirti Chakra
  • Pre-Independence awards
    • Level I: Victoria Cross, George Cross
    • Level II: Distinguished Service Cross, Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, George Medal
 

INDIAN AIRLINES – WAR WIDOWS CONCESSIONIAL AIR FARES

TYPE OF TRAVEL

  • All travel by Indian Airlines in Economy Class within India only.

PERIOD OF TRAVEL

  • All year round.

SPECIAL AIR FARE APPLICABLE

  • 50% of the Normal Economy Basic INR Fare.
  • All other taxes and airline fees applicable.

VALIDITY OF TICKET

  • One year from the date of issue.

STOPOVER

  • Permitted.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND

  • Normal Cancellation and Refund Rules apply

COMBINATION

  • Not combinable with USD International Fares.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • These concessional tickets will be issued against an Armed Forces Concession Form after due verification by Indian Airlines. In cases where the tickets are issued by approved Travel Agents the Forms will be verified / approved by Indian Airlines Duty Manager
  • Persons traveling against this Concessional Fare should be in possession of the following documents, which will be subject to check by the Indian Airlines Staff at any stage of the journey.
    • Part-II of the Armed Forces Concession Form.
    • Identity Card issued to War Widows by the Ministry of Defence.
  • Passengers will be informed by the Ticketing Counter Staff that it would be mandatory for the war widow to carry the Part-II of the concession form along with his identity card while traveling, for the purpose of verification by Indian Airlines official at any stage of travel.

CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY

  • War widows of Indian Armed Forces Personnel (Army, Navy and Air Force) are eligible for this concession. This concession will be issued on the basis of the identity card issued by the Ministry of Defence to the war widow. The concession is available only till such time the war widow does not remarry.

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