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lambuhere1

A query was posted to me abt the student concession available to Students studying away from their home towns and want to travel to their home towns in Jet/Sahara/Indian

Question is how do a student avail the student concession on flight tickets?

Forms are available at various websites for download, which authenticate that the student is indeed studying in a college. It can be validated by the institute head. Now the question is after the form is validated, can anyone book the tickets online? Or They they have to go to the airline authorized travel agents to get the tickets ?

Or first book tickets online and claim the rebate at the airport ?

Whats the exact procedure for it ?

Appreciate your kind attention and help.

Ram P

AKLDELNonstop · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1066 Location: Auckland

Lambu ji its most likely that the student discounts are only offered on the full fares, by which you might end up paying more than the already discounted seats you get on the net. So not worth the trouble.

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lambuhere1 · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject:

What I hear abt is that the student gets a 50% discount Razz

on the BASE fare. And its not mentioned anywhere that it shall be on the FULL fare, in the concession forms Rolling Eyes

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Nimish · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject:

I've not heard of anyone taking a student discount for years now Smile

I agree with AKL - it's definitely not worth the hassle, unless it's for a sector where only full fare tickets are available, and there's no LCC competition.

The procedure used to be:

1. Go to IC office, get the form
2. Fill it and give to your school/college principal for signatures
3. Go back to the IC office and they will issue the discounted ticket
4. Retain the concession form copy - it might be needed during checkin

AKLDELNonstop · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1066 Location: Auckland

Lambu saab, that BASE fare is the non-discounted BASE fare. The reason I say so is because last year I was travelling with my uncle who is in the Navy, by virtue of which he isalso entitled to a discount. But that discount was also on the full fare.

But def call the airline up and ask them. If I am not mistaken though IT gives a few genuine discounts, although I think its only for the armed forces.

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karatecatman · Guest

Lambu-ji
As you have said the forms are available as downloads.
Best bet would be for you to contact the nearest airline office

IA offers concession for:
Armed Forces Concession
Cancer Patient
Child Passenger
Senior Citizen
Students

Jet offers for:
Student concession
Senior Citizen concession
Cancer Patients
Blind Passengers
Armed Forces concession
Youth fare
Locomotor disability concession

Paramount has a few categories, mainly for senior citizen, but is a terrible racket, as it depends on the time of booking where they have the bucket concept of fares. You could end up paying more!!

Kingfisher also can be checked.

Birendra · Member Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 1411

Nice of you to bring this topic up, Lambuji Rolling Eyes

I think after you have found some conclusive answers, you must share both your findings and the links wherein others can benefit and thank you.

lambuhere1 · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

Good to get your support on the said request

Let me go abt digging at various airline offices and shall keep you posted.

Have a great day

Ram P

Aiel · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 927 Location: Bangalore

You used to get a student concession form from IC (when I was in school in the 90s), which had to be filled and certified from the school authorities. Don't remember much more about it.
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