Tuesday, February 22 2005 21:43 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Buoyed by the response to its 'Bumper Super Saver' scheme for economy class passengers, Indian Airlines today (Feb 22, 2005) extended it to the executive class providing 16 flight coupons on the domestic sector at Rs one lakh.

Claiming "consistent market demand" from Executive Class frequent flyers, the public sector carrier said the 'Bumper Super Saver - Executive Class' scheme would be launched from tomorrow (Feb 23, 2005) with the flight tickets to be used within a period of one year from the date of issue, an IA spokesperson said.

Like the economy class scheme which cost Rs 65,000, the passenger can use these coupons and go straight to the airport to board a flight, provided seats are available.

The scheme does not require advance purchase or any other booking condition.

If the IA-American Express co-brand card was used for payment for this coupon, an added discount of five per cent could be availed of, she said.

A coupon can be used for any domestic destination, barring travel on four sectors where two coupons would be required for a single flight. These sectors are Delhi to Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Coimbatore and vice versa.

The only requirement for the passenger would be to carry a valid photo identity document, which would also be used at the time of booking, the spokesperson said.

The economy class scheme, launched a week ago, has received a "very enthusiastic" response, she added.