Claim: Update : According to Air India's website , the airline does not currently offer a fixed percentage concession for senior citizens on its flights. However, Air India does provide concessions for senior citizens. Senior citizens of Indian nationality, permanently residing in India, and aged 60 years or older at the time of travel are eligible for discounts on domestic economy class flights. To clarify, Factly contacted Air India, and an official confirmed that the airline does not offer a flat 25% or 50% concession for senior citizens on any domestic flights, nor does it provide any fixed concession on its flights. The official also stated that senior citizen concessions vary based on the route and are subject to change from time to time.
Fact-check: Tata Group-owned Air India is currently not offering a flat 50% concession for senior citizens on all its flights - FACTLY
Verdict: the tata group took over air india from the government in january 2022, and is presently managing the complete operations of air india. following the takeover, the tata group reduced the senior citizen concession from 50% to 25% in september 2022. even during the upa government, before 2014, the then-state-run air india airlines provided 50% concession to senior citizens over 63 years in domestic flights. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2023-02-21T12:41:06