Valentine's Day sale: Air India Express, IndiGo announce mega discounts, check them out here

Air India’s low-cost subsidiary Air India Express has announced special fares on Valentine’s Day. The airline’s 'Valentine’s Day Sale' claims fares starting at just ₹1,490. Travellers can book flights through the airline's website to avail the offer.

The sale is valid for domestic flight bookings made till February 16, 2025, and for travel between February 25, 2025 and September 20, 2025. Air India Express also announced exclusive Xpress Lite fares with further discounts starting from ₹1,340 as well as a ‘Zero Convenience Fee’ for logged-in members on its website. The airline is also offering deals for loyalty members on their website, including exclusive discounts on upgrades to Xpress Biz seats, the airline’s business class equivalent with an industry-leading seat pitch of up to 58 inches.

Business class seats are available on 33 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft that Air India Express has recently inducted as part of its rapid expansion, with a new aircraft joining its fleet every week. Additionally, logged-in members enjoy 25% off on 10 kg excess check-in baggage and 25% off on 3 kg extra carry-on baggage. Loyalty members also get 25% off on ‘Gourmair’ hot meals, seat selection, and Xpress Ahead priority services. In addition, the airline continues to offer special discounted fares and benefits on its website for students, senior citizens, doctors, nurses, members of the armed forces, and their dependents, ensuring a wide range of benefits for flyers across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

This comes days after IndiGo announced Valentine’s Day discounts of up to 50% on flights for two passengers. India’s largest airline, IndiGo will offer an additional flash sale on the first 500 bookings on February 14 from 8 pm until midnight for select domestic and international routes with travel dates at least 15 days after the date of booking.

In addition to discount fares, IndiGo is offering discounts on various ancillaries as well: Up to 15% discount on pre-paid excess baggage (15kg, 20kg, 30kg) for domestic and international sectors on specific routes & period; up to 15% discount on standard seat selection for domestic & international sectors; flat 10% off on pre-book meals; emergency exit XL (Extra legroom) seats starting ₹599 for domestic sectors and ₹699 for international sectors; fast forward services are available at up to 50% discount and up to 15% discount on 6E Prime and 6E Seat & Eat.