Jet Airways charges extra for choice seats on more international flights
Jet continued its experimentation with seat preference charges with the carrier, introducing a fee for pre-selection of certain seats.
By TNN | Updated:
MUMBAI: Jet Airways continued its experimentation with seat preference charges with the carrier on Tuesday, introducing a fee for pre-selection of certain seats in economy class on its international flights operated by Boeing 737 aircraft. For now, Air India is the only international airline in the country not to charge extra for choice seats.
It will be Rs 750 for bulkhead row seats, that is the first row of seats in the economy class and Rs 400 for aisle and window seats in economy for rows 11-15. The fee will be applicable on Jet's routes from India to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. The exception is Bahrain-India flights. But Jet's India-Bahrain flights will have the fee.
Jet began levying a charge for seat selection by testing the waters with a charge introduced only for its economy class seats on the Dubai-Mangalore route in May. The charge was Rs 1,500 for front row seats, Rs 500 for row 10 seats and Rs 250 for window and aisle seats on rows 11-15. The latest development covers short and medium haul international flights.
The airline's website on Tuesday listed only two charges, Rs 750 and Rs 400, which means the seat selection charge on its Dubai-Mangalore-Dubai flights have come down. But the website does not point that out. The charge is not applicable for Jet Privilege Platinum and Gold members, but their accompanying guests are not exempted.
Airlines started charging extra for seat preference, baggage beyond 15kg in most cases from April, after the civil aviation ministry gave a green signal to "unbundle" airfares. Unbundling refers to removing an amenity or service (like food or a preferred seat) and then selling it separately to passengers who need it.
HOT SEATS Pre-selection of seats on international flights charged by airlines in India:
IndiGo Rows 1,12,13 and window and aisle seat on row 2 & 3: Rs 800 Window and isle seats on rows 4-11 and 14-30: Rs 300
Spice Jet On Boeing aircraft: Rs 750 On Q400 aircraft: Front row seats: Rs 500 Second & third row seats: Rs 300
It will be Rs 750 for bulkhead row seats, that is the first row of seats in the economy class and Rs 400 for aisle and window seats in economy for rows 11-15. The fee will be applicable on Jet's routes from India to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. The exception is Bahrain-India flights. But Jet's India-Bahrain flights will have the fee.
Jet began levying a charge for seat selection by testing the waters with a charge introduced only for its economy class seats on the Dubai-Mangalore route in May. The charge was Rs 1,500 for front row seats, Rs 500 for row 10 seats and Rs 250 for window and aisle seats on rows 11-15. The latest development covers short and medium haul international flights.
The airline's website on Tuesday listed only two charges, Rs 750 and Rs 400, which means the seat selection charge on its Dubai-Mangalore-Dubai flights have come down. But the website does not point that out. The charge is not applicable for Jet Privilege Platinum and Gold members, but their accompanying guests are not exempted.
Airlines started charging extra for seat preference, baggage beyond 15kg in most cases from April, after the civil aviation ministry gave a green signal to "unbundle" airfares. Unbundling refers to removing an amenity or service (like food or a preferred seat) and then selling it separately to passengers who need it.
HOT SEATS Pre-selection of seats on international flights charged by airlines in India:
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Jet Airways Bulkhead row (row 10) Rs 750 Standard seat window & aisle (rows 11-15) Rs 400IndiGo Rows 1,12,13 and window and aisle seat on row 2 & 3: Rs 800 Window and isle seats on rows 4-11 and 14-30: Rs 300
Spice Jet On Boeing aircraft: Rs 750 On Q400 aircraft: Front row seats: Rs 500 Second & third row seats: Rs 300
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