Economy Class

Air India's decision to stop serving non-vegetarian meals in economy class reinforces bias against cattle class

Without hard numbers it is difficult to contest Air India’s decision, however, one can be certain that it reinforces the class bias already in the minds of some higher class flyers.

Shiv Sena's Ravindra Gaikwad hits Air India staffer: The country must apologise to this MP

Surely, the airline staffer had no business reminding Ravindra Gaikwad what he was, particularly when he is a member of the Shiv Sena.

Air India targets 2AC train passengers by matching fares, rolls out advance purchase scheme

Under the scheme, the national carrier has pegged its fare for a Delhi-Bangalore air travel at Rs 4,015, which are also at the level of 2AC train fare for travel between the two cities.

Murgh Rihana, other signature Indian dishes on Air India's San Francisco flight

The Delhi-SFO service is a thrice-a-week flight and airline officials said today 73 percent seats on all flights in December, ex-India, have been booked already.

Vistara may reconfigure seat pattern in aircraft following low load factor

Vistara chairman Prasad Menon did not confirm if reconfiguration was on the airline's to-do list immediately.

Jet Airways cuts fares by up to 30% on overseas routes

Jet Airways operates its flight services to 73 global and domestic destinations.

Air India stumps rivals with 25 kg free baggage allowance, discounted fares coming soon

While the airlines and the regulator slug it out over how much checked in luggage should be free of charge, Air India's quiet move on hiking baggage allowance may actually give it an edge over competitors.

Air India woos flyers with promotional fare till 15 Jan

This discount ticketing had helped the airline claw back a part of its lost market.

Shashi Tharoor, please note, Prince Harry takes a cheap flight

Prince Harry took a low-cost EasyJet flight back from Edinburgh to London. Closer home, Congress’ (then) blue-eyed boy Shashi Tharoor had got into hot water by tweeting that economy class was akin to cattle class.