Air India LTC 80 Air Fare effecive from 1st November 2017

LTC 80 Air Fare with effect from 1st Nov 2017

LTC Rules stipulates that Central Government Employees entitled to Air Travel while availing LTC will have to travel only by Air India on purchase of Air India LTC 80 Air tickets, a concessional air ticket applicable to Central Government Employees, State Government Employees, PSU Employees etc., when they travel under LTC.

In the event of Travel by private airlines or non-purchase of Air India LTC-80 air ticket, the employee concerned will not be reimbursed with the Air fare claimed under LTC.

However, in case of non-availability of Air India Flights to destination for which travel by LTC is planned, travel under LTC 80 Air tickets can be relaxed on case to case basis

Documents required by Air India for purchasing LTC 80 Air Tickets:

Official ID card. In the case of purchasing LTC 80 Air Tickets for Family members they have to carry the copy of the Identity Card of the employee.

Validity of LTC 80 Air Tickets:

One Year from the date of Issue

Discount applicable to Children and Infants for LTC 80 Air Fare:

Normal discount on the class of travel in respect of Children and they are not entitled to any additional discount. In the case of Infants (Under 2 years) 1st accompanying Infant – Rs.1000 per coupon, Plus applicable taxes. 2nd and more Infants, no discount permissible.

Change of Date and Cancellation of LTC 80 Air Tickets:

Change of Date of Travel and Cancellation of LTC 80 Air Tickets are allowed subject to payment of fee applicable.

Author’s Note: Government insists for purchasing Air India LTC 80 Air tickets for the reasons that these tickets are entitled to Change of dates and cancellation by default. So, neither the Govt nor the employee will incur loss in the event of change of date or cancellation of Travel Plan. In fact, there are many types of Air Fares are available in Air India itself which will be lesser than LTC 80 Air fare after discounts. However, Air Tickets in discounted price will not be allowed for changing date of travel or cancellation of tickets.

TABLE - III : LTC Fares

SECTOR & V.V		HLTC (Economy Class)	DLTC (Executive Class)
		Basic Fare	Basic Fare
Agartala	Kolkata	5741	12601
Agatti	Bengaluru	10141
Agatti	Kochi	10421
Agra	Khajuraho	5741	11001
Ahmedabad	Chennai	10376	33856
Ahmedabad	Delhi	8150	22948
Ahmedabad	Mumbai	6201	18792
Aizawl	Imphal	6316	11800
Aizawl	Kolkata	6476	13853
Allahabad	Delhi	8391
Amritsar	Delhi	6216	18840
Aurangabad	Delhi	10951	27872
Aurangabad	Mumbai	6301	17880
Bagdogra	Delhi	12666	27720
Bagdogra	Kolkata	7286	17840
Bhatinda	Delhi	6901
Bengaluru	Bhubaneshwar	11001	33340
Bengaluru	Chennai	6551	13396
Bengaluru	Delhi	13551	40276
Bengaluru	Goa	7001	20056
Bengaluru	Guwahati	16001	44668
Bengaluru	Hubli	6671
Bengaluru	Hyderabad	7301	21556
Bengaluru	Kochi	6351	14032
Bengaluru	Kolkata	13351	37072
Bengaluru	Mumbai	9001	21644
Bengaluru	Pune	8034	21368
Bengaluru	Trivandrum	7301	16948
Bengaluru	Vishakhapatnam	9836
Bhavnagar	Mumbai	6786
Bhopal	Delhi	6651	22520
Bhopal	Mumbai	7206	23880
Bhubaneshwar	Delhi	11951	33133
Bhubaneshwar	Hyderabad	9301	23120
Bhubaneshwar	Kolkata	6216	18680
Bhubaneshwar	Mumbai	12351	35108
Bhuj	Mumbai	8391
Chandigarh	Delhi	6151	18668
Chandigarh	Leh	6551	14032
Chandigarh	Mumbai	11786	35400
Chandigarh	Pune	11786	35400
Chennai	Coimbatore	7171	17120
Chennai	Delhi	12106	40044
Chennai	Goa	8161	21052
Chennai	Hyderabad	6301	18328
Chennai	Kochi	7101	19312
Chennai	Kolkata	11516	36144
Chennai	Madurai	6101	17012
Chennai	Mumbai	11521	27680
Chennai	Portblair	12361	33312
Chennai	Trivandrum	7451	19320
Coimbatore	Delhi	13401	41944
Coimbatore	Mumbai	10951	27480
Dehradun	Delhi	7071	17560
Dehli	Dharamsala	6671
Delhi	Gaya	9001	23844
Delhi	Goa	12471	33580
Delhi	Gorakhpur	7206
Delhi	Guwahati	13461	34224
Delhi	Hyderabad	11351	34280
Delhi	Imphal	12731	38320
Delhi	Indore	6701	20988
Delhi	Jabalpur	8251
Delhi	Jaipur	5401	18040
Delhi	Jammu	6251	19156
Delhi	Jodhpur	7556	19100
Delhi	Khajuraho	7501	19996
Delhi	Kochi	16001	44988
Delhi	Kolkata	12011	34920
Delhi	Kullu	8151
Delhi	Leh	7351	20192
Delhi	Lucknow	6671	18840
Delhi	Mumbai	11901	31680
Delhi	Nagpur	9321	23038
Delhi	Pantnagar	6151
Delhi	Patna	9301	23440
Delhi	Port Blair	25166	44988
Delhi	Pune	12351	37192
Delhi	Raipur	10001	28272
Delhi	Rajkot	11251	26856
Delhi	Ranchi	11761	27800
Delhi	Shimla	7001
Delhi	Srinagar	8051	22684
Delhi	Surat	11251	26856
Delhi	Tirupati	12666	38320
Delhi	Trivandrum	15806	44988
Delhi	Udaipur	7636	23000
Delhi	Vadodra	9201	25796
Delhi	Varanasi	7531	22600
Delhi	Vijayawada	11516	34194
Delhi	Vishakhapatnam	13351	36196
Dibrugarh	Kolkata	9551	18312
Dimapur	Kolkata	7951	16827
Diu	Mumbai	6901
Gaya	Kolkata	6351	14550
Gaya	Varanasi	6701	12110
Goa	Hyderabad	7101	19880
Goa	Mumbai	7171	17120
Goa	Pune	6386	17880
Guwahati	Imphal	6751	17880
Guwahati	Kolkata	6926	18280
Guwahati	Lilabari	7001
Guwahati	Tezpur	5951
Gwalior	Mumbai	10551	23946
Hyderabad	Jabalpur	7900
Hyderabad	Kolkata	12646	33340
Hyderabad	Mumbai	7101	19696
Hyderabad	Pune	7081	18912
Hyderabad	Tirupati	6506	17880
Hyderabad	Vijayawada	6901	17880
Hyderabad	Vishakhapatnam	6796	17880
Imphal	Kolkata	6131	14480
Indore	Mumbai	6331	17128
Jaipur	Mumbai	10001	24316
Jammu	Leh	6736	17880
Jammu	Srinagar	6253	17880
Jamnagar	Mumbai	7031	16280
Jodhpur	Mumbai	9836	24180
Khajuraho	Varanasi	6786	19480
Kochi	Mumbai	11351	28068
Kochi	Trivandrum	6151	10804
Kolkata	Lilabari	9950
Kolkata	Mumbai	12136	38000
Kolkata	Port Blair	14021	33708
Kolkata	Ranchi	6386
Kolkata	Shillong	7331
Kolkata	Silchar	6851	14228
Kolkata	Tezpur	7001
Kozhikode	Mumbai	11250	29536
Leh	Srinagar	6453	17880
Lucknow	Mumbai	11001	33340
Madurai	Mumbai	10801	30284
Mangalore	Mumbai	7936	20552
Mumbai	Nagpur	6851	19892
Mumbai	Raipur	11650	26396
Mumbai	Rajkot	7131	17880
Mumbai	Surat	6151
Mumbai	Trivandrum	13151	30552
Mumbai	Udaipur	6636	22280
Mumbai	Varanasi	12646	31221
Mumbai	Vishakhapatnam	12051	30016
Port Blair	Vishakhapatnam	12646	29621
Raipur	Nagpur	7031	16280
Raipur	Vishakhapatnam	6101	15999
Tirupati	Vijayawada	6551
Tirupati	Vishakhapatnam	6651
Vijayawada	Vishakhapatnam	6901

TABLE - V

Islanders Fares - 1
Sector & v.v		One Way	Return
		Fare Basis	Fare Basis
		VIXZ	VRTIXZ
Port Blair	Kolkata	7065	14130
Port Blair	Chennai	7065	14130
Note : Above fares are valid for sale in Port Blair only against Identity Card.

Islanders Fares - 2
Sector		One Way
		Fare Basis
		UIXZ
Port Blair	Vishakapatnam	4542
Vishakapatnam	Port Blair	4399
Note : Above fares are valid for sale in Port Blair and Vishakapatnam only against Identity Card.

TABLE - VI

	Remarks & Notings
1	a)	Fare Basis 'ZAP' with minimum 3 days advance purchase restriction. E90S, SAP60, SAP15, TAP15, UAP15, LAP15 Fares Levels are Advance Purchase Fares which are available for sale upto 90 days, 60 days, 15 days respectively in advance before schedule date of departure of the flight.
	b)	Some flights/sectors may not have the Advance Purchase restrictions and Some Sectors are currently non-operating
2	Flight Routing	D- Direct flight to destination. V- Via Flight to Destination with stop/stops without change of aircraft Link - Connecting Flight to Destination with a change of aircraft at a transit point
3	Taxes, Fee & Charges
		In addition to the above fares, Passenger Service fee, Airport Development Fee (wherever applicable) and Service Tax would apply.
	a)	Passenger Service fee (WO) is Rs. 245/- (b) Ex Hyderabad where it is Rs. 236/- (c) Ex Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kozhikode & Kolkata is Rs.154/-
	b)	User Development Fee (IN) (a)Ex Vishakapatnam, Amritsar, Udaipur & Varanasi where it is Rs. 177/-, Guwahati Rs. 392/-, Ahmedabad Rs. 130/-, Kolkata Rs. 530/-, Chennai Rs. 196/-, Lucknow Rs. 463/-, Hyderabad Rs. 508/-, Mangalore Rs. 161/-, Bengaluru : Rs. 362/-, Thiruvananthapuram Rs. 531/-, Jaipur Rs. 413/-, Kozhikode Rs. 224/-. (b) UDF from Delhi : Rs. 12/-. (c) UDF from Chandigarh : Distance upto 305 Km - Rs. 295/- more than 305 Km - Rs. 767/-. (d) Airport Development Fee ( YM ) ex Mumbai Rs. 142/-. (e) RCF - Regional Air-Connectivity Fund : Rs. 70/- Ex all domestic stations except cat-II & IIA stations.
	c)	Goods & Service Tax (GST) as applicable would be additional :- (a) in Economy 5% (b) in First & Business 12%

4	Fare Rules :
		Fee for Refund/revalidation/re-issuance is levied as detailed under:effective 01st Jul'2017

		RBD	Re-Issuance / Including date change(plus applicable GST)	Cancellation / Refund Fee(plus applicable GST)	No-Show(plus applicable GST)
	First Class	F & A	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (less than 1 hour before departure)
	Business class	C, D & J	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (less than 1 hour before departure)
	Business class	Z	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (less than 1 hour before departure)

	Economy Class	Y	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (less than 1 hour before departure)
		B & M	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (less than 1 hour before departure)
		H,K,Q,V,W,G,L & U	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 1 hour before departure)	INR.2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 1 hour before departure)	*Non-Refundable (Basic fare forfeited) less than 1 hour before departure
		T, S & E	Rs. 2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 24 hours before departure).Not Permitted less than 24 hours before departure	Rs. 2500/- or basic fare wichever is lower (Till 24 hours before departure).Non-Refundable (Basic fare forfeited) less than 24 hours before departure	*Non-Refundable (Basic fare forfeited) less than 24 hours before departure
	(Penalty amount plus applicable Goods & Service tax (GST) as per booking RBDs) (a) Re-issuance of First class & Business class ticket : 12% (GST) on reissuance amount. (b) Re-issuance of Economy class ticket : 5% (GST) on reissuance amount, wherever applicable. (c) Cancellation / Refund charges for First & Business class ticket : 12% (GST) re-issuance amount, wherever applicable. (d) Cancellation / Refund charges for Economy class ticket : 5% (GST) re-issuance amount, wherever applicable. (e) No-show charges for First & Business class : 12% (GST) of no-show fee, wherever applicable. (f) No-show charges for Economy class : 5% (GST) of no-show fee, wherever applicable. (g) No Re-validation or Cancellation Fee applicable on Infant Tickets.
	* In terms of CAR issued by DGCA file no. 23-16/2016-AED effective 1st August 2016 Under no circumstances, the cancellation charges shall be more than the basic fare plus fuel surcharge. (In Air India on domestic Fuel charge is already merged with Basic Fare) ** No-Show charges waiver at airport for domestic sector for RBDs - H, K, Q, V, W, G, L, U, T, S & E in case, the passenger has reported at the Airport, (after closure of counter but before departure of flight) for a Domestic sector, and only when passenger is being rolled over / travelling on the next available flight of Air India.in such case to facilitate a no-show passenger the waiver of no-show INR.3000/- plus 12% (GST) for business class ticket & 5% (GST) for economy class ticket, to be authorised by the Airport Duty Manager at the time of flight only, and cannot be levied / waived at CBO. Further, fare difference if any as per the RBD / Fare Basis available / applicable on the next available flight, will have to be charged from the passenger in addition to the no-show penalty, plus applicable (GST) as mentioned above.
	Note: a). Above Charges are applicable per coupon. In case of 'non-refundable, Basic Fare will be forfeited. b). In case of Re-issuance : Aplicable Charges and difference of fare if any are applicable. c). LTC Tickets: Change/Refund Fee will be as applicable for highest Business or Economy Class fare d). Armed Forces and related discounts : Change/ Refund Fee applicable for highest economy class fare. All categories of (Armed Forces, Paramilitary Forces, General Reserve Engineering Forces, War Disabled Officers, War Widows and Gallantry Award Tickets under RBD Y to L), (Armed Forces Bravery Award Tickets under RBD Y to L)
	(B) :- The refund rules applicable to Link Fares on all RBDs are as under:
	(A) Originating point: 1. Tickets issued on fares under: RBDs K to U a) Refund - Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Refund Fee of - Rs. 2500/- on the fare component. b) Refund of No-show ticket : Non Refundable (Basic fare) (B) Intermediate Point : In case of completion of part itinerary, a passenger desirous of claiming refund will be allowed to do so after deducting the applicable fareon booked RBD, for the sector travelled along with the applicable Refund Fee plus applicable goods & service tax(GST).
	(C) :- In cases of Flight Disruptions:
	(a) Alternate arrangements are made by the Airline- No Refund (b) Passenger is taken back to the point of origin by the first available service - Full amount to be refunded. (c) Own arrangement for the cancelled sector is made by the passenger(s): Refund of Basic fare of the cancelled sector in respective RBD along with unutilized non-airline taxes, if any. (d) No Re-validation or Cancellation Fee applicable on Infant Tickets.
5	Applicable Fares as on 01st November'2017
6	These fares are subject to Change without prior notice.