​Flight fares to burn a hole in your pocket

If you have been waiting for some monsoon bonanza to book flight tickets for the festive season in the month of October and December chances seem to be quite tighter this time. As per a news report in The Economic Times, all aisle and window seats on IndiGo flights will cost more, if pre-booked. DGCA has given nod to airlines to pre-book all seats earlier.

While booking a seat in the front or emergency rows will cost Rs 600 , window and aisle seats in rows 2 to 11 will cost Rs 300 each. However, Indigo is already charging Rs 200 extra for aisle and window seats of rows 14 to 29.

If this wasn’t a shocker enough, cancellation charges have also been hiked. While IndiGo earlier had a flat fee of Rs 1,500 for cancellations made up to two hours prior to departure time, it now has four slabs. People cancelling two to 48 hours before departure will have to pay Rs 2,250. The fee will be Rs 2,000; 1,500 and 1,250 for cancellations made 48 hours, seven to 30 days and more than 30 days before departure time, respectively, according to the ET report.

Also, Spicejet passengers can get special services like assistance from check-in to boarding and likewise on arrival; priority check-in at special counters; getting checked-in bags at priority and insurance for baggage loss for an extra fee.