Air India offers special fares for crisis-hit Jet Airways' passengers

Sources said the amount of refunds owing to disrupted flights would be around Rs 2,000 crore

Air India is offering special fares to passengers affected by Jet Airways grounding and has sought to lease five Boeing 777 planes from the airline to mount additional flights to London, Delhi, and Singapore.  

“As a gesture of goodwill and to mitigate hardship of Jet’s stranded passengers at international stations, Air India will be offering special fares to them," Air India said in a circular. Passengers holding confirmed return tickets on Jet will get a special standard fare in economy class on 19 international routes. 

According to online portal Cleartrip, fares for first half of April have been 15 per cent higher