Student discount on Air Travel?

esteemer · 13th November 2008, 14:36

Guyz, need help again.
I wanted to know- Is there some sort of a concession in travel rates for college students( both in air and train travel)?
My sister has to return home for the holidays and she had heard somewhere that there is such a concession for students. I'm not sure. Plz help.
Thnx

nishantgandhi · 13th November 2008, 15:49

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Originally Posted by esteemer

Guyz, need help again.
I wanted to know- Is there some sort of a concession in travel rates for college students( both in air and train travel)?
My sister has to return home for the holidays and she had heard somewhere that there is such a concession for students. I'm not sure. Plz help.
Thnx

Jet Airways has it for sure, as mentioned on the website
(http://www.jetairways.com/Cultures/e...ssional+Fares/)

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We offer students a 50% concession on the basic adult fare in Economy Class on all sectors operated by Jet Airways. All you need to do is fill up the student's concession form, have it authorized by your school / institution authority, and submit it with a photograph and your identity card.

Students, age 12 through 25 years and who have enrolled for a full time course at a Government recognized establishment can avail student concession. All taxes are paid as applicable to Adult passenger.

This concession is available on INR fares for Indian residents (students) only, subject to applicable Terms and Conditions.

Student's concession forms are available with your local Travel Agent, any Jet Airways offices or to download it online.

And I remember having availed a 30% concession from erstwhile Indian Airlines, but that was way back in 1996/97 when I was a student.

Indian Railways should also be having a concession for sure. Do check out IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation Site. for the same.

sk456 · 13th November 2008, 16:32

The concept of concession fares is redundant now IMO as far as i know as the concession fare is based on the basic full fare economy fare which would still be very high as compared to check fares/ advance booking/online fares available.

phamilyman · 13th November 2008, 22:24

Correct. The taxes are still killer.

And Jet's post discount fare would STILl be costlier than a LCC, and be around some <6k max. Book a train instead.

tamojoym · 14th November 2008, 10:17

I took student concession when I was a student way back in 96 on Indian Airlines during that time fare was around 7 K and with concession it came down to 3.5 K

mithun · 28th November 2008, 10:32

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Indian Railways should also be having a concession for sure. Do check out IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation Site. for the same.

But the concession is applicable only to selected & reputed colleges and not to all. Very bad !

GTO · 29th November 2008, 10:37

Another benefit of student specials is that, the airlines let you carry an extra full-size bag.

D.V.R · 29th November 2008, 12:31

Any airline operating from to IND-AUS have this student special offer who let you carry extra luggage,many airlines on this route dont let you carry extra luggage even if we are ready to pay for the extra weight.

13th November 2008, 14:36	#1
esteemer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 25 Times	Student discount on Air Travel? Guyz, need help again. I wanted to know- Is there some sort of a concession in travel rates for college students( both in air and train travel)? My sister has to return home for the holidays and she had heard somewhere that there is such a concession for students. I'm not sure. Plz help. Thnx
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13th November 2008, 16:32	#3
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	The concept of concession fares is redundant now IMO as far as i know as the concession fare is based on the basic full fare economy fare which would still be very high as compared to check fares/ advance booking/online fares available.
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13th November 2008, 22:24	#4
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	Correct. The taxes are still killer. And Jet's post discount fare would STILl be costlier than a LCC, and be around some <6k max. Book a train instead.
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14th November 2008, 10:17	#5
tamojoym BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 69 Thanked: 27 Times	I took student concession when I was a student way back in 96 on Indian Airlines during that time fare was around 7 K and with concession it came down to 3.5 K
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29th November 2008, 10:37	#7
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,515 Thanked: 300,704 Times View My Garage	Another benefit of student specials is that, the airlines let you carry an extra full-size bag.
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29th November 2008, 12:31	#8
D.V.R BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney / Secunderabad Posts: 278 Thanked: 14 Times	Any airline operating from to IND-AUS have this student special offer who let you carry extra luggage,many airlines on this route dont let you carry extra luggage even if we are ready to pay for the extra weight.
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