As Covid surges, Indian airline companies waive rescheduling fees

As Covid and Omicron wave surges in India, India’s biggest airline – IndiGo – announced it is waiving change fees for rescheduling flights, besides scaling back capacity by 20 per cent. Air India too has offered 'one free change' of date or flight number or sector for all domestic tickets with confirmed travel till March 31 this year.
The Tata-Singapore Airlines-backed Vistara is also providing one complimentary ‘date change’ for all domestic flights. The complimentary date change is permitted on all domestic flight routings issued for travel up to March 31, 2022. Apart from this, Online travel bookings company EaseMyTrip said it is offering a full refund to customers (including money deducted by airlines), in case of medical emergencies. Another major airline in India, SpiceJet is also discussing the issue internally and is likely to make an announcement soon.
 "The Ministry of Civil Aviation is in regular touch with the officials from the Health Ministry and will take appropriate decisions to ensure the safety of passengers in Indian skies,” said an official.