Offer applies to serving and retired Defence and Paramilitary personnel and their dependents for bookings made on 8 October 2025, for travel until 3 May 2026.
08-October-2025, Bengaluru: In honour of Air Force Day, Air India Express has announced special deals offering up to 50% off flight fares for serving and retired Defence and paramilitary personnel, as well as their dependents, on domestic flights. The offer is valid for bookings made on 8 October 2025, for travel until 3 May 2026, on the airline’s award-winning website, airindiaexpress.com, or the Air India Express iOS or Android mobile app.
The offer applies across the airline’s domestic network of 43 destinations, which include Air Force Stations at Amritsar, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Gwalior, Guwahati, Hindon, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kannur, Pune, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Srinagar, and Thiruvananthapuram. The airline’s domestic network also covers key Indian Army Commands at Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Pune; and all the Indian Navy Commands in Mumbai, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam and Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As a gesture of gratitude, Air India Express also extends complimentary priority boarding to Defence personnel throughout the year.
With this exclusive Air Force Day sale, the airline salutes the dedication, courage, and spirit of India’s armed forces, enabling them to connect with their families and create cherished travel memories.
In addition to these commemorative offers, Air India Express provides year-round special discounted fares and benefits for students, senior citizens, and members of the Indian Armed Forces and their dependents, ensuring enhanced travel access for a diverse community of flyers.
Air India Express was the first major airline to commence flight operations from the civil enclave of Hindon Airport station, becoming the first airline to operate from multiple airports in the National Capital Region. The airline operates over 60 flights from Hindon to nine domestic destinations including Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Goa, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, and Varanasi, in addition to over 400 weekly flights from Delhi (IGI) connecting directly to 24 domestic destinations.
The airline directly connects Delhi to Amritsar, Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Goa, Guwahati, Imphal, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Mumbai, North Goa, Patna, Pune, Ranchi, Srinagar, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Surat, Udaipur, and Varanasi and two international destinations: Muscat, and Sharjah. From 26th October 2025 all Air India Express domestic flights will operate from Delhi will operate from T1 while all international flights will continue to operate from T3.
Recently, the airline expanded its network to 60 destinations, with the addition of Jodhpur and Udaipur, and is set to commence operations from the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.
