INDIA BY AIR

The international airports at the four major metros have a fairly comprehensive range of facilities. These may include duty-free shops, restaurants, business centers, rest rooms for the disabled, telephone booths travel assistance counters, of major hotel chains, babycare rooms, taxi and rent a car counters, airline booking counters, foreign exchange counters, individual city sections for details of facilities in respective

DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL
There are three major domestic airlines which fly across the country. The Government owned Indian Airlines has most extensive network in the country. But, now even Jet Airways with its expanded fleet has started covering all corners of India. Besides these two, Sahara Airlines also operates on major trunk routes. Air India, the Country's International Carrier also operates domestic flights principally between metro cities.

INDIAN AIRLINES
Commanding a large and modern jet fleet, the Indian Airlines (IC) network spans the country's 3000 km from Leh in the North to the Thiruvananthapuram in the south and about the same from the east to the west, covering all the important places of tourist interest. IA links 61 cities in India and 19 in the neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman and Malaysia.

JET AIRWAYS
India's largest private airline operates a fleet of Boeing 737-300/400/500 jets to 44 domestic destinations. The airline has Interline agreements with over 117 International airline and facilities include 24-hour flight information and reservation, computerized check-in, free coach service at both the Mumbai Airports, a choice of meals including veg/non-veg, diabectic, low cholesterol, Jain meals, etc. On the of Club Premier lounges, meals options, priority baggage service and seat preference at the time of reservations. As a Jet privilege member, you are entitled to priority baggage clearance and exchange of Privilege miles for free flight anywhere on the British Airways KLM Royal Dutch Airlines network.

AIR SAHARA

The airline has a fleet of seven Boeing and four helicopeters (Dauphins and Equirriels). With Interline agreements with various national and international airline, value added services on Sahara include an in-flight library, valet service, tele check-in for both 'Y' and 'J' class, personalized reading kit and meal prefrence (Jain meal and diabetic meals are standard fare and customized meals for Sahara Royale passanger include Thai, Italian, Continental and Indian, as well as health meals). The Sahara Club Crown is a two-dimensional frequent flier programmed offering option for redeeming points against privileges and gifts from well known international brands. The three-level membership is available as Sahara Silver, subject to up gradation depending upon the accumulation of points.

GUJARAT AIRWAYS and JAGSON AIRLINES are two other smaller private airlines, which operate on short feeder route.

ROUTE MAP OF INDIAN AIRLINES

IMPORTANT INFORMATION'S
Validity of tickets
Reporting Time
Security Checks
Free Baggage Allowance
Meals/Refreshments
Class of Travel

RESERVATION
Reservation can be made online with Amadeus, Galileo etc. You can also send us your particulars in order to make reservation for you. You need to give us complete name, sex, nationality, passport, details viz. Date of Birth, Passport No., Date of Issue, Place of Issue and its validity. We can hold your reservation until 5 days before your first journey on Indian Airlines except few sectors which are decided from time to time and where different rules apply and one need to issue tickets much earlier in case to hold the reservation.

DISCOUNTS
Common Interest Group
Airline/IATA Employee Discount
Youth Discount
Child Discount
Student Discount
Tour Leader Discount
Off Season Tourist Fares
Other Discounts

DISCOVER INDIA FARES
Indian Airlines allows unlimited travel for 15 days with certain routing restrictions on domestic sectors at a special fare of USD-650 + USD-10 (per sector) per person. It also has a special regional pass fare of USD-300 + USD-10 (per sector) per person for 7 days unlimited travel within that region with certain routing restriction.

FARES INR AND USD
Indian Airlines has two tier Fare structure. Indian rupee fare is applicable to Indian Nationals or foreign National who have valid resident permit in India. Foreigners have to pay US Dollars fare in equavalent Indian Rupees.

REFUNDS AND CANCELLATIONS
Tickets can be cancelled at Indian Airlines offices or with its approved agents. Tickets issued in Indian Rupees if cancelled 1 hour before flight carry cancellation charge if Rs. 100/- only and waitlisted tickets can be cancelled without any charges for domestic sectors. Tickets issued under USD Fares do not levy any cancellation charges for domestic sectors in normal circumstances but Indian Airlines may impose certain restrictions on certain sectors from time to time.

GROUP BOOKING
Group Booking can be made with Indian Airlines or with us for minimum 10 persons. These bookings must be reconfirmed at least 60 days before flight. All names have to be given at least 21 days and tickets have been issued subject to approval by Indian Airlines.