Soon, there'll be no flight cancellation charges within 24 hours of booking

In what can come as a respite as for the flyers, Civil Aviation Ministry announced that no cancellation fee will be charged on flight tickets cancelled within 24 hours of booking

In a comforting piece of news for air passengers, the government on Tuesday proposed abolishing cancellation charges for domestic flight tickets if the cancellation is made within 24 hours of booking. However, the proposed rule won't apply if the tickets are booked less than 96 hours (four days) before the scheduled departure time of the flight.

During this 24-hour "lock-in period", passengers would be able to make a correction in name or amend the travel date free of cost, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told reporters while unveiling the draft air passengers charter here.

"No cancellation charges will be levied