Know More about Air India Express

Air India Express is a low-cost airline offering services mainly to countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. It has its operational hubs on the grounds of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Cochin International Airport and Chennai International Airport in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Being a subsidiary of Air India, the airline was founded in May 2004 to meet the traveling needs of the people in the Middle East.

It started its service on the 29th of April 2005 with the first flight taking off from the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi. It is a low-cost airline and offers services to 31 destinations with a fleet size of 21 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It flies a fleet of young aircraft that has the average age of 2.6 years. The aircraft consists of Economy Class cabins with a seat capacity of 180.

The booking of tickets can be done online on the official website of the airline or you can visit the airport or any of the offices of Air India Express and get your ticket booked. You have also the option to contact the travel agent and get his services to book your tickets. There are other means of booking tickets like getting in touch with 24-hours open call centers or through mobile phones with special applications. Once the payment is made, you will get a flight itinerary receipt instead of a conventional ticket for your reference. It will be e-mailed to you if you book it online and if you are booking at the booking counters or through travel agents, the itinerary receipt will be handed over to you once the payment is made.

If you have made payment through credit cards, you have to carry the credit card or a self-attested copy of the credit card with you when you check-in at the airport. You can reserve your desired seats in advance by paying an additional fee.

Booking of tickets is possible 90 minutes prior to the departure of the flight and the check-in counters close 60 minutes before the flight takes off. Once the ticket is booked and if you want to change the date and time of your travel, you can do so up to 12 hours before the departure of the flight by paying a fee. However, it is not possible to change the route of travel.

The online facility helps the passengers get the real-time arrival and departure of the fights. The airline also informs its passengers on telephone or through SMS in any case there is any delay of flights due to certain unavoidable circumstances. Other than the online facility, Air India Express also offers excellent ground and onboard services, which make it the best choice of the passengers. Low rates and best services assured with Air India Express for domestic and international travel. Book your tickets online today and avail best rates. Air India Express is a subsidiary of Air India which operates as a low-cost airline.