In a big relief for passengers planning travel at the last moment due to an emergency, Air India will now sell last-minute tickets at over 40 percent discount.

"The last-minute traveller who generally travels due to an emergency is often faced with very high ticket prices. Such high prices are a deterrent and the national carrier has therefore decided for the domestic sector that “very last moment inventory” i.e. available seats within 3 hours of departure would be sold at a hefty discount, normally exceeding forty percent of the selling price," a spokesperson of the national carrier said.

This decision was taken during a commercial review meeting at Air India headquarters in New Delhi on Friday.

Passengers can buy tickets from all outlets including Air India booking counters, Air India Mobile App, Air India website and travel agents.

"This rare decision, as otherwise in the aviation sector prices increase steeply closer to the departure, will be a big boon to the last minute travellers," the airline added.

First Published:May 10, 2019 3:54 PM IST