Air India Express Online Booking

Air India express is a subsidiary of ‘Air India’ the National carrier of India. Although it is part of Air India but still there is difference in the standard of both the airlines because Air India Express is dominant in the southern part of India and most of the flights are connecting Southern India and Middle East. Air India express was started to fulfill the demand of thousands of south Indian people who are staying in Gulf countries, and looking at their demand, Air India express started its services on 29 Apr 2005 with its first flight from Thiruvanantapuram to Abu Dhabi. Today Air India Express is operating around 100 flights in a week and almost all the flights are originating from the states of Kerala and Tamilnadu. Air India express is a low cost airline which is connecting to foreign destinations also but cost of air ticket is very competitive as compared to other airlines operating flights to foreign destinations, although it is a low cost airline but the food served on board is as good as in other premium airlines. All the destinations covered by Air India Express are within a distance of 4 hours of journey time.

As on date Air India express is connecting with 13 international destinations which include Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Muscat, Salalah, Singapore, KualaLumpur, Bahrain, Doha, Colomba, Dhaka, Al Ain and Kuwait. Flights to all these destinations are available from 12 major Indian cities which are Kochi, Thiruvananthpuram, Mumbai, Amritsar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Chennai, Mangalore, Kozhikode, Tiruchirapally & Kolkata.

Domestic Flights of Air India express are :-

Mumbai-Kozhikode
Kozhikode-Mangalore
Kochi-Thiruvananthpuram
Mumbai – Pune
Mumbai – Kochi
Mumbai-Delhi
Mumbai-Chennai
Chennai-Thiruchirapalli
Channai-Thiruvananthpuram

Looking at the growth of Air India Express we may see many see new international and domestic soon.

Although Air India Express is a low cost airline but still it offers a pre packed snacks box to all the passengers in both the varieties of vegetarian and non vegetarian but there are very limited entertainment facilities for the passengers.

As on date there are 21 Boeing 737-800 planes in the fleet of Air India Express and the hubs are Thiruvanantapuram, Kozhikode and Kochi. The main difference of all the planes is that tale of all the planes is different from each other in design.

Booking Ticket

Booking of air ticket is very easy and user friendly in Air India express, you can either book your ticket via internet or by visiting authorized travel agent or nearest help desk. Before booking ticket you can also check the lowest fare from the web as there is a feature of finding lowest fare on the website of the Air India Express. If you are booking your through internet and paying fare via Credit Card then do not forget to carry photo copy of your credit during check in. While booking your ticket you must ensure that you are not allowed to book an open ticket for sector you are travelling as the same is allowed in other airlines, you have to book your confirmed ticket. You can also change your confirmed ticket 12 hours before schedule departure of the flight by paying Rs 450 per sector of travel.

Check-In

It must be noted that web check in facility is not available for Air India Express travelers as in the other airlines, so you must ensure that you reach airport well in time as check in starts 3 hours before flight departs and closes 60 minutes prior to departure of the flight.

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