Prepared by Nikhil das.T
FARE
Amount charged
from passenger for the service provided in airlines. Fare of an airline will be
distinct from one another according to its class and service.
Airfares means
- An airliner (also called a commercial transport or an Airplane) is a large fixed-wing
aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo. Such planes are owned by
airlines. The definition of an airliner can vary from country to country. Or in
simple words we can says that the amount charged for traveling for aircraft.
TYPE OF FARE
The fare
generally classified in to two they are followings:-
1.
Normal fare :-They are published
airfares for travel between any two points this includes domestic fare and
international fares. In simple words we can says that it is an amount charged
from a normal adult passenger or we can says that it is an air fare for
completely unrestricted ticket.
2.
Special fare:-Various airlines has
introduced various types of special fares on their flight with the intension
for promoting sales or for allowing concession to certain deserving category of
people or as per government directive .These include promotional concession and
also surcharged fares. It can be discounted and surcharged fare.
REBATED FARES OR DISCOUNTED.
Normal fare, a
rebate is allowed either for sales promotion or as a concession to certain
category of people hence rebated fare are of two types. This can be two types’
promotional fare and concession fare
A.
promotional fare
They
are rebated fares introduced by Indian airlines for promotion of sale, generally
against foreign exchange eg: Discovery Indian fares, India wonder fare, youth
fare etc .it generally offered during lean and off season period in other words
we can says that it is a discounted fare to increase volume.
B.
concession fare
Rebated
fares introduced by Indian Airline to allow concession to certain category of
passenger, normally it is less expensive than adult fare. It is generally half
of the full fare. Eg: student discount, cancer patient discount, Blind
passenger discount etc..
VARIOUS DISCOUNTS
ù Armed
force personals discounts-50% of concession.
ù Blind
persons Discounts-50% on basic fare and fuel surcharge.
ù Cancer
patient’s discounts -50% concessions on basic fare and fuel surcharge.
ù Discover
India fares-A fixed rate is charged.
ù Ex-armed
force personal-50%concession.
ù Excursion
fares with in the SAARC regions for individuals – 20% rebate on the
international sector.
ù Family
fare
ù Gurkha
personal-60% of the normal rupee fare.
ù Indian
Airlines approves agents discount-A percentage discount is given only on the
basis of revenue earned.
ù India
wonder fares
ù Invalid
passenger on structures-3 times the normal adult fare
ù Ship
crew discount for groups-Rebate off 44% on the normal international fare.
ù South
India Excursion Fare
ù Teachers
Discount
ù Students
concession
ù Tour
conductors discount-A rebate of 50% on the applicable fare for tour leader
ù War
disabled officers Discount-50%discount both basic fare and fuel surcharge.
ù War
window’s discount 50%
ù Youth
fare – A rebate of 25% on the VSD fare.
2.
Surcharged fare
On
the normal fare a surcharge thus making it higher than normal fare or it is a
fixed percentage added to normal fare. It will normally three times than the
normal fare. For Eg:- For bringing dead bodies ,structure fare case.
OTHER FARES
A.
Child fare
A child passenger is one who was
reached his or her second birthday but not 12th birth day on the
date of commencement of travel and will be charged 50% of the normal adult
fare, on domestic sectors and 50% of normal adult fare on India sector .It is 67%
of the normal adult fare on all south Asia – sub – continent except in Nepal,
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives and Srilanka.
B.
Infant fare
An infant is one who has not his or
her 2nd birthday on the date of commencement of travel and not
occupied an individual seat and charged 10% of the normal adult fare. An infant
has to be accompanied by an adult passenger through out the journey.
If there are two infants traveling to
one another the second infant will be charge child fare .An infant who requires
an individual seat also be charged child fare .the fare for child and infant
are applicable to the age of the passenger on the date of commencement of
travel and added for entire itinerary.
C.
Miscellaneous Special fares
Any other fare that does not fall under
the above categories will be classified as special fare types. This includes
Circle Fares, special event tour fares, and other fares with linked
geographical application.
The aim of reduced fares has been
partly developmental and partly social, to the choice of groups to be
encouraged.
Prepared by Nikhil das.T
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