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IndiGo Raises Infant, Baggage and Priority Service Charges
IndiGo has made several extra travel services more expensive.
Families travelling with a baby must now pay ₹3,000 for the infant’s ticket.
The baby travels on an adult’s lap and does not get a separate seat.
Passengers who bring more luggage than allowed must pay ₹800 for every extra kilogram at the airport.
IndiGo allows up to 15 kilograms of checked baggage for applicable domestic fares.
Priority check-in and boarding now costs ₹650.
Children travelling without an adult must also pay a higher service fee.
Travel certificates have become more expensive too.
These charges are added to the basic ticket price when passengers choose or need the services.
IndiGo increased its domestic infant fee to ₹3,000 per infant per sector from ₹2,000.
The airport excess-baggage charge rose to ₹800 per kilogram from ₹700.
Fast Forward priority check-in and boarding now costs ₹650, up from ₹450 according to one report.
Fees for unaccompanied minors rose to ₹5,999 domestically and ₹12,999 on international flights.
Travel certificates now cost ₹300 instead of ₹200, adding to IndiGo’s ancillary-service charges.
- Who
- IndiGo and passengers using its infant, baggage, priority, unaccompanied-minor or travel-certificate services.
- What
- IndiGo revised and increased several ancillary service fees.
- Where
- The changes apply to IndiGo services, with domestic and some international charges specified.
- When
- The articles report the changes in the latest revised fee structure; no specific effective date is provided.
- Why
- The revisions increase revenue from add-on services beyond base fares, according to the reports’ explanation of airline ancillary charges.
Key facts
- Domestic infant fee
- ₹3,000 per infant per sector, up from ₹2,000
- Excess baggage at airport
- ₹800 per kilogram, up from ₹700
- Fast Forward priority service
- ₹650 per passenger per domestic sector
- Domestic unaccompanied minor fee
- ₹5,999, up from ₹5,000
- International unaccompanied minor fee
- ₹12,999
- Travel certificate
- ₹300, up from ₹200
- Domestic checked baggage allowance
- Up to 15 kilograms in one piece for applicable fares
Sources
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