With complimentary seat selection and meal services on a few routes from Bengaluru, GoFirst has rekindled hopes of travel in a pandemic-ridden holiday season. The budget carrier’s offer will last through Christmas and New Year, up until January 10, 2022. By Eshita Srinivas
The Omicron variant rained on travel plans this year, with different state governments issuing fresh travel guidelines, setting down restrictions, and mandating vaccination. However, if you do intend to head out this holiday season, GoFirst’s offer of free seat selection and meal services will make the journey a lot better. Valid until January 10, 2022, the airline has specified that in the event of a cancellation or rescheduling, the meal and the seat choice will be non-transferrable, according to a report by the Hindustan Times.
The offer by GoFirst is valid on select flights from Bengaluru
Free meals? + free seats? = happy faces! ?
Our passengers were in for a delight with complimentary meals on-board select flights from #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/j4LnCg8k9Q— GO FIRST (@GoFirstairways) December 18, 2021
With the aim to ease travel, the budget carrier took to Twitter to announce the festive deal. In a series of tweets, they specified that the deal can be availed only by travellers going from Bengaluru to Mumbai, Delhi, Ranchi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Pune. In addition to the complimentary seat selection and meal, which includes one sandwich and one beverage, passengers will also be able to complete their web check-in free of cost, according to a report by the Mint. More specifically, flights that fall under this festive offer include:
1. G8 401: Bengaluru to Ranchi
2. G8 385: Bengaluru to Mumbai
3. G8 405: Bengaluru to Varanasi
4. G8 791: Bengaluru to Kolkata
5. G8 808: Bengaluru to Lucknow
6. G8 292: Bengaluru to Pune
7. G8 116: Bengaluru to Delhi
The budget airline has also announced discounts for fully-vaccinated travellers
Go First joins #IndiGo in offering discounts for Vaccinated Travellers : https://t.co/8NAOQyevOf #GoAir by Ajay pic.twitter.com/evxVaPxxFi
— Ajay Awtaney (@LiveFromALounge) December 21, 2021
In a bid to support the mass-vaccination drive in India, GoFirst also announced a 20 percent discount on domestic flight bookings for passengers who are fully vaccinated and have had their second dose no earlier than 15 days prior to the date of departure.
While at the airport, passengers who’ve availed this offer will need to present their COVID-19 vaccination certificate that has been issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Alternatively, they could show their vaccination status on the Aarogya Setu mobile application. Those who fail to do this will be charged the difference in fare and might be fined. According to the company, this can only be redeemed on the official website or mobile app and will require the passengers to enter the promo code GOVACCI in the promo code section on the search page, according to a report by Zee News.
This move comes in months after Indian carrier IndiGo airlines first announced a 10 percent discount for fully vaccinated travellers in June, as reported by India Today.
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