Launching a strategic promotion scheme, Air India has announced a special offer that will allow flight passengers" spouses to travel free on domestic services. The new initiative by the carrier comes as part of its efforts to boost up the sale of tickets during highly challenging times.
The offer comes into effect on most of the carrier"s domestic flights excepting certain popular routes with the initiative applying to spouses of passengers who have purchased an Executive Class ticket on a domestic route.
Air India"s new Spouse Plus scheme would take effect on Wednesday 7th January. Under this offer, the carrier has also waived fuel surcharges. However, both the passengers must have to pay a passenger service fee and user development fee.
While introducing the Spouse Plus scheme, an Air India press release stated, "The offer will be available on all flights on the extensive domestic network of Air India except : Mumbai-Goa, Delhi-Coimbatore, Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi-Kozhikode, Delhi-Kochi, Delhi-Bhubaneshwar, Delhi-Raipur, Delhi-Nagpur and Raipur-Nagpur and corresponding return sectors.â
The airline has stated that the offer will remain valid until 28th February.
In 2007, the Indian government announced that Air India would be merged with Indian Airlines.
At present, Air India is the second largest carrier in the country only behind Jet Airways in terms of passenger numbers.
