Shop smartly for airline tickets

Most people budget for a trip, and then realise that they don't have enough left to shop or take home a souvenir.So, is there some way you can cut on costs? Well, take a look at your flight tickets, and see, if you can 'upgrade' and still get a discount! Now wouldn't that be a bonus?  

If the high price of flying in the business class used to deter you, then here is an opportunity to make your air travel a bit more convenient and blissful. Indian (formerly known as Indian Airlines) has come out with a scheme, through which by just paying 10% extra, you can upgrade your economy class ticket to business class.

With the increasing price of aviation turbine fuel, Indian had come up with an ingenious way to fill up their empty business class seats. The business fare, which is 50% more than the economy fare, doesn't attract fliers, as they prefer the cheaper option or the economy class. But through the scheme, which is called 'Class Apart', any passenger can avail of business class comforts by just paying 10% more, but the catch is that the passenger should also have a return ticket.

Indian's A320 has 20 business class seats, out of which, half of them remain empty, so through this scheme, the carrier aims to fill up those seats. The difference in the normal business class price and the Class Apart price, will definitely attract a lot of passengers. Normally, a passenger pays Rs 28,000 for Delhi-Mumbai return, whereas, through Class Apart he/he will have to pay just Rs 21,000. The same goes for Mumbai-Kolkata return ticket, normally it is Rs 32,000 but through the scheme, it is just Rs 24,000.

Keep your eyes on the flight schedule too, because in this weather, a majority of the schedules of major airlines go haywire, thus before leaving your home do cross-check the schedule. The various airlines have their toll-free numbers or helpline number to facilitate the proliferation of this information.

Some important airline nos

Jet Airways: 1800-225522
Helpline: 022-39893333
Indian: 1800-1801407 and 1407
Kingfisher: 664699393 or SMS 'KING'<flight number> to 6388
Air Deccan: 39008888
Helpline: 9892577008.
GoAir: 1800-222111
Helpline: 9223222111