Cancelling air tickets now a costly affair

Alongside heavy discounts on airfares, airlines are now setting up major deterrents to cancellations. Jet Airways on Tuesday revised its cancellation charges from a flat Rs 1,050 on all domestic flights to penalties ranging from Rs 200 to Rs 2,000. According to travel agents, as per Jet Airways' new structure, the higher the fare, the lower will be the cancellation charge.

The lowest economy fare tickets will be non-refundable. The tickets priced a little more than the cheapest would attract a cancellation charge of Rs 2,000; the upper economy Rs 1,000; and premium class tickets the lowest penalty of Rs 250 to Rs 500.

"This is how most cancellation charges are slotted broadly. There are minor variations depending on the flights passengers book," said Ali Ahmed of Cupid Travels. "On the whole, the economy traveller will pay a higher cancellation charge. The cheaper tickets come with a heavy clause."


(Times Of India)