Fact Check: Air India offering only 25% concession but not 50% to senior citizens on flight tickets
An image looking like a WhatsApp chat forward is in circulation on various platforms. The message claims that Air India Tata has announced a 50% concession to senior citizens.
An image looking like a WhatsApp chat forward is in circulation on various platforms. The message claims that Air India Tata has announced a 50% concession to senior citizens.
The message claims “Great News, Air India TATA passes the airfare for all senior citizens of Indian nationality and permanently residing in India, over 60 years of age get Air India flight tickets at half the price for travel within India. Please inform senior citizens belonging to your families and friends.”
There is a link in the message – “www.airindia.com/senior-
Fact Check:
The message is false. Air India Tata is not providing 50% concession to senior citizens, they are providing 25% concession.
The link provided in the message is not working. When we searched with the keywords “Air India Tata providing 50% concession in airfare”, we found a concession page on the website of Air India that clearly states that 25% of the basic fare is on select booking classes in the economy cabin.
The website states that “a concessionary discount of 25% of basic fare. This is applicable in selected booking classes of economy cabins”. The travellers need to buy the tickets at least 3 days before departure to get the concession.
According to reports, Air India started a discount scheme for senior citizens in December 2020. It introduced a special offer of up to 50% discount on flight tickets. For availing the discount offer run by Air India, senior citizens have to buy flight tickets at least 3 days in advance.
Air India reduced the discount offereto 25% in September 2022. According to Economic Times and others, the airline decided to revise the concessionary fare to 25% after September 29, 2022, considering the overall market situation and dynamics.
Therefore, the message claiming that Air India is giving concessions up to 50% on the flight ticket fare for senior citizens is false. The airline is offering only 25% concession to senior citizens as of date.
