non-residents vs locals for air travel

chakaliben · Nov 30th, 2006, 01:11

Hello,

I am a US citizen of Indian origin. In the past my family in India has always booked my internal flights within in India for me. This January, I am traveling with my husband, who is not of Indian origin and am wondering if it would be better to go ahead and get the flights as non-residents through the internet. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Is there typically a price difference, if so how much? Or do the airlines allow different amounts of luggage depending on how you book your ticket? Also, I'm mainly wondering if my husband will run into trouble if his ticket is purchased as a resident when he is obviously not.

thanks,
Shweta

goangoangone · Nov 30th, 2006, 08:18

I'm not certain about this but I think our travel agent said the rates on internal flights are the same now.

machadinha · Nov 30th, 2006, 08:25

There was a recent and hopeful report here that national discounts were now extended to foreigners as well if that's what you mean.

machadinha · Nov 30th, 2006, 08:30

namely here Indian legacy carriers to do away with "dollar pricing" for foreigners.

Nov 30th, 2006, 01:11	#1
chakaliben Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 11	non-residents vs locals for air travel Hello, I am a US citizen of Indian origin. In the past my family in India has always booked my internal flights within in India for me. This January, I am traveling with my husband, who is not of Indian origin and am wondering if it would be better to go ahead and get the flights as non-residents through the internet. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Is there typically a price difference, if so how much? Or do the airlines allow different amounts of luggage depending on how you book your ticket? Also, I'm mainly wondering if my husband will run into trouble if his ticket is purchased as a resident when he is obviously not. thanks, Shweta

Nov 30th, 2006, 08:18	#2
goangoangone What happened? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,539	I'm not certain about this but I think our travel agent said the rates on internal flights are the same now. __________________ GoanGoan......here

Nov 30th, 2006, 08:25	#3
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,089	There was a recent and hopeful report here that national discounts were now extended to foreigners as well if that's what you mean. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,089	namely here Indian legacy carriers to do away with "dollar pricing" for foreigners.

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