By Kavita Mistry 
Considering the arrival of the festival season, several airlines have come up with special discount offers on flight tickets.
It appears that Akasa Air joined IndiGo and Qatar Airways on 15 October in offering discounted airfares on the occasion of Diwali.
A Rain Of Offers On Flight Ticket Booking On The Occasion Of Diwali
Now, the travel rush is increasing, with family members going back to their hometowns to celebrate the auspicious festival with their families considering the festive season is approaching.
In this regard, Akasa Air announced up to 20% off flight tickets using the voucher code ‘AKASA20’ on Wednesday.
Besides this, the airline is also offering 30% off on selected seats and 10% off on excess baggage.
In addition to this, they are offering “Seat & Meal Deal from INR 699” and “Akasa Priority from INR 599.”
The bucket of offers doesn’t end here, as the Akasa Air is offering a special Diwali platter which includes Mini paneer parathas and paneer jalebi with Basundi to Amritsari chole.
It appears that the airline is offering a “Diwali Special Meal” on pre-booked flights until 31 October.
In order to meet the surging festive demand, other airlines such as Air India and Air India Express added 166 flights to and from Patna in addition to the scheduled weekly flights.
Air India will be operating 38 additional flights in each of the following connecting cities from 15 October until 2 November 2025 as per a press release dated 14 October which will operate between Delhi and Patna, Mumbai and Patna, and Bengaluru and Patna.
Similarly, Air India Express will also be operating 26 additional flights between Delhi and Patna, and Bengaluru and Patna from 22 October until 3 November, 2025
Special Offers On Indigo, Qatar & Spicejet
IndiGo is also not much behind, its ongoing special offer on flight tickets is set to conclude in two days, on 17 October.
These special airfares are valid on one-way or round-trip bookings on travel scheduled in the coming five months.
This airline’s domestic fares are starting at ₹2,390 and international fares starting at ₹8,990.
Considering these offers, the globetrotters can make budget-friendly travel plans between 1 November 2025 and 31 March 2026.
Those planning to travel during this time can book tickets at IndiGo’s official website, www.goindigo.in.
If you are looking to book the flight tickets then it can also be booked through the IndiGo mobile app (Android or iOS) or IndiGo 6ESkai, via the IndiGo WhatsApp number +917065145858, or through select Travel Partners’ websites or mobile apps.
IndiGo airline is also offering a 35% discount on hotel bookings, available on goindigo.in during the same offer period.
The travel enthusiasts can use the voucher code HOTEL35 to avail of the offer.
Qatar Airways has also come up with a Diwali offer on flight tickets from 13 cities in India to America, Africa, and Europe.
The travellers can avail of up to a 25% discount for travel scheduled before 31 March 2026 by booking flight tickets before the 23 October deadline.
SpiceJet also introduced special daily non-stop Diwali flights connecting several Tier 1 cities with Ayodhya on the festival of lights, this way the devotees and tourists from Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad will be able to visit the famous Shri Ram Temple.