IA withdraws seven-day scheme from three sectors
New Delhi: Indian Airlines (IA) has decided to withdraw the seven-day advance purchase ticket scheme (D-7) on specific flights between three sectors, namely, Mumbai-Calicut, Chennai-Mumbai and Cochin-Mumbai, from December 1 this year. Official sources were quoted as saying that the decision was taken to withdraw the D-7 promotional fare scheme as other promotional schemes already exist on these sectors. In a statement, the airline said the D-7 scheme stands withdrawn on flights IC-596/598/595 and 597 on the Mumbai-Calicut sector while it has also been withdrawn on flight IC-571 operating on the Chennai-Mumbai sector.

The airline has also decided to revise the fares on the seven and 21-day advance purchase scheme from December 1 this year. IA has announced that from December 1 this year, a one-way Delhi-Bangalore ticket booked seven days before travel will now cost Rs 8,750, up from the existing fare of Rs 8,540, while the same on the Delhi-Chennai circuit will cost Rs 7,800, up from Rs 7,390 at present. Similarly, passengers booking their ticket at least 30 days before travel will pay Rs 4,500 for the Delhi-Chennai sector, up from the existing fare of Rs 3,710.
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