Different Types Of Fares Applicable On Air Travel!

Shubhi G

3 years ago

Other Fares &NewLine;In addition to normal fares available to all ticket vendors, airlines also offer special fares&period; Some, such as senior and child fares are discounted normal fares so they are also available to all ticket vendors, but the rest must be purchased directly with the airline&period; Discounts only apply to base fares&period; Fees still apply at full price&period; &NewLine;Infants occupying their own seat may be (but are not always) charged half the adult fare plus taxes and fees&period; Infants seated on an adult&&num;8217&semi;s lap may fly free&period; Airlines define infants as persons under the age of twenty four months&period; If your child is near her second birthday or big for her age, bring her birth certificate&period; The customer service agent can request such proof and if you cannot provide it, may charge an adult fare&period; As you now know, last minute tickets can be expensive&period; Infants without seats, known as &&num;8216&semi;lap infants&&num;8217&semi;, will still pay taxes on international flights&period; &NewLine;<img class="aligncenter" src="http&colon;//images&period;independenttraveler&period;com/homepage/hackerfaresbig2&period;jpg" alt="Different Types Of Fares Applicable On Air Travel&excl;" width="568" height="361" />&NewLine;Child fares are rare, available only in limited international markets&period; That might not seem fair when restaurants and theme parks offer discounts to children but they do occupy the same amount of space on the plane as an adult&period; If you are sending a child off alone, do not book the reservation online&period; Unaccompanied minors, as airlines call them, must be booked directly with the airline&period;&NewLine;Check fares online, find the best price and schedule for your young adventurer, then call the airline&period; &NewLine;Senior fares may be available for travellers aged sixty five or older&period; As a reservation agent, I attest to the fact that some seniors sound old&period; A safer alternative is to ask if anyone in the party is over age sixty five unless you are the only person in the party&period; If you qualify for the senior fare and it is not offered, ask for it&period; &NewLine;The companion fare is a great deal if it is available in your market&period; It is a non-refundable fare that allows a second person to travel the exact same itinerary at half price&period; The minimum age requirement is twelve years in the expectation that the second traveller will be a companion, not a dependant&period; Both passengers must be booked on the same reservation&period; If one traveller must alter his itinerary, the companion fare is no longer valid, thus the reservation is split and both fares are re-priced with change fees&period; &NewLine;Military fares are only available directly from airlines as well&period; They are often a higher price than excursion fares&period; However, they usually cost less than normal last minute tickets and rarely have penalties&period; They are booked in one of the highest booking classes so they are among the last classes to sell out, making them available most of the time&period; If you do not plan to travel for a week or more, an excursion ticket is almost always a lower price, unless your travel plans are subject to change&period; For example, you are on leave but know you may be recalled to duty before your return date&period; Ask the reservation agent to price your trip with and without the military discount&period; &NewLine;To know more about various other air fares that may be applicable on your air travel, just get in touch with experts at Ryanair contact number&period;&NewLine;