Domestic airlines are wooing women travellers with discounts and an all-women crew flights to mark the International Women’s Day, which falls on Saturday.
While private carrier Jet Airways has announced discounted tickets, with a two-months booking window and 11 months validity, budget carrier GoAir has offered upgrade to business class at low prices.
The national carrier Air India is mulling an all-women crew flight.
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Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways has offered discounted fares to women travellers with a two-month booking period, starting from Saturday.
Under the offer, women travellers will get a special 10 per cent discount on base fares for international journey and a similar discount on base fare and fuel surcharge for domestic travel, it said on Friday.
All tickets, for both domestic and international travel, must be booked online between March 8 and May 8, with travel validity of 11 months, Jet Airways said adding the offer was applicable for Jet Airways and Jet Konnect.
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Air India, which has been operating an all-women crew flight to mark the International Women’s Day for the last few years, now plans a similar flight this year too.
“We have been operating such flights for the last several years. And this year also, we will be operating flights with all-women crew on international and domestic sectors,” an Air India official said.
Such a move sends out a strong message that women are no different from the men when it comes to the tough job of flying, the official said.
Nusli Wadia promoted GoAir had on Friday announced a special scheme for women travellers, offering upgrade to business class for Rs.999.