what is the meaning of 90%/50% discount..

[prudhvi05]

HI friends..

this is raj, i got a opportunity in emirates IT, after prohibition period we can book n Number of tickets from EK routes ... and they mentioned like, i am eligible of 90%/50% discount, what is that mean... could you please let me know ..

Thanks & Regards

RAJ

[Capetonian]

Airlines apply the ID discounts in different ways. Normally the base fare is discounted by the percentage indicated. Sometimes the discount will only apply to the full economy fare, other airlines will discount lower yield fares.

Taxes will normally be charged at full rates, and the surcharges are handled according to each carrier's policy.

Your staff travel department should be able to give you the information, or if you have access to airline's Fare Quote system you should be able to calculate the fare using the appropriate discount code such as ID90N2.

There are restrictions on travel dates, and travel is, or may be, subject to load. You can be denied boarding or offloaded at the last minute, and again, dependent on your airline's policy, you can be offloaded at an intermediate stop if there is weight restriction or commercial passengers wanting to board.

I do not know what EK's policy is so the foregoing is general only and should not be taken as gospel!

[prudhvi05]

Thanks for the info..

thought of understanding what is 90%/50% discount on base price.. i just accepted the offer, not yet joined in the company, so as of now i don't have any access to the emirates intranet..i am just copy/paste the info which i have in my offer latter..

Class of Travel
Your Class of Travel will be Y/J (Y - Economy, J- Business class, F- First class). Please note children under 16 years of
age are not eligible for any upgrade facility and must have at least one accompanying adult travel with them.
Concessional Travel
After your probation period you will be entitled to an unlimited number of tickets on EK routes at 90%/50% discount (as
per published fares) for your dependent eligible family members. Other wider eligibilty tickets are available from time to
time as published.

please let me know .. if any one knows about what is 90%/50% discount ..

Thanks & Regards

RAJ

[Capetonian]

please let me know .. if any one knows about what is 90%/50% discount ..

OK guys I give up, I thought my explanation was clear. Perhaps someone can tell me what Raj is asking!

[three eighty]

Put another way
You pay 10% for a standbye ticket and 50% for a confirmed ticket for you and your immediate family.

[Capetonian]

I think he wants to know 10% or 50% of what? The way the discount is applied is not consistent.

[BigGeordie]

You pay 10% (ID90) or 50%(ID50) of the full fare before tax or surcharges. The full amount of tax (ie based on the full fare) and surcharges is then added to what you pay. For the UK this is by far the most expensive part of the ticket.

Note these are standby tickets- there is no certainty of getting on any particular flight if it is full of commercial passengers. I see you are in Bangalore. Flights to and from India are often overbooked and depart full.

Other than that it is a good way to see the world if you are flexible about travel dates.

[prudhvi05]

hi friends ... sorry still i am not clear (because i never booked any international ticket)...

let me ask you taking one example..

dubai-banalore EK fly fare is 500AED, if you apply 90%/50% discount.. how much is the fly fare for me ...if you can explain this .. i can eazyly understood what you are saying..

Thanks & Regards

RAJ

[clear to land]

If the FULL FARE (No discounts at all) is 500AED the Cat A Ticket (90%) is 50 AED and the Cat C (50%) is 250 AED. This is what the company charges. THEN add taxes.

[Capetonian]

THEN add taxes.

EK don't apply fuel surcharges separately, they do the honest thing and it's part of the base fare. So here's an example

On a DXB BLR
AED 3200.00 base fare
AED 75.00AE - tax
AED 90.00IN - tax
AED 30.00WO - tax
AED 5.00TP - tax
AED 3400.00 - total

The ID 90 would cost you AED 320 plus AED 200 tax total = 520 - a huge saving! (edit corrected my **** maths! Note to self, use calculator next time)

On a London ticket where the taxes are higher it would be :


AED 8200.00 base fare
AED 75.00AE tax
AED 350.00GB tax
AED 180.00UB tax
AED 5.00TP tax
AED 8810.00 total

ID90 would cost 820 AED + 610 = 1430.

[Bike]

Capetonian, wow!

You must have taken IATA ticketing classes!

Jokes apart, I think you couldn't have explained it better :ok:

[Capetonian]

You must have taken IATA ticketing classes!

Yes, but it's not rocket science and I'm happy to share my knowledge. By the way the figures I've given are real values, not fictitious.

[unlucky]

Good job, so far so good.
so as you explained it is easy peasy lemon queezie.

[prudhvi05]

Thanks friends .... i got my answer

[alphaseven]

God bless the EK IT Dept..

[EK773ER]

Amen to that!! Honestly, I was quite shocked myself!!

[Gulf News]

I think the department is called EGIT

Urban Dictionary: EGIT (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eejit)

For good reason it would appear.