Air India on Friday launched a limited-time Black Friday Sale offering discounts of up to 20 per cent off base fares for domestic flights within India. The Tata-owned airlines will also offer up to 12 per cent off base fares for international flights to and from the United States, Europe (including the UK), Australia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, the company said in a press release.
Bookings under the sale are open from 0001 hours IST of 29 November 2024 to 2359 hours IST of 02 December 2024, for travel until 30 June 2025 (except for flights between India and Australia & North America that are available for travel until 30 October 2025).
However, the sale is available exclusively through Air India’s official website and mobile apps on both iOS and Android. The seats on offer are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, with some blackout dates applying, said the airline.
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Payment discounts
The airlines is offering special payment-based discounts during its Black Friday Sale. For payments made via UPI, travellers can save INR 400 on domestic flights and Rs 1200 on international flights, using the promo code UPIPROMO. Similarly, payments through Internet Banking offer the same discounts of INR 400 on domestic flights and INR 1200 on international flights, with the promo code NBPROMO.
For ICICI Bank credit card holders, Air India is offering even greater savings: INR 750 off round-trip domestic flights with the code ICICI750, Rs 2500 off international flights using ICICI2500, and Rs 3000 off Business Class bookings with the promo code ICICI3000.
Convenience fee waived off
During the sale period, Air India will additionally waive the usual convenience fees on both domestic and international flights booked through its website or mobile app. This means travellers can save an additional Rs 399 on domestic flights and up to Rs 999 on international bookings.
The budget air carrier is also offering extra savings through various payment offers. Customers can access additional discounts when paying through select modes of payment. This includes all major debit and credit cards, RuPay cards, and payment wallets.
Student and senior citizen offers
In addition to the sale offers, Air India will continue to provide concessions for students of up to 25 per cent off and senior citizens for up to 50 per centon base fares that can be combined with the Black Friday sales.
Air India will see most of the air traffic growth coming from domestic and short-haul international operations in 2025 as more narrow-body planes are joining the fleet and legacy wide-body aircraft will be going for retrofit next year, the airline’s chief Campbell Wilson said on Thursday.
The Tata Group-owned airline, which has embarked on a five-year transformation journey, expects to have a fleet of 400 planes by 2027.
During a select media briefing, Wilson, who has been at the helm of Air India for more than two years, said the airline group has a domestic market share of around 29 per cent and 55 per cent on the metro to metro routes, ET had reported.
