All airports in India have standardized security screening procedures. Therefore, travelers can expect to encounter essentially the same procedures at each airport they visit. For security reasons only travelers are allowed inside the terminal building. All passengers must present a ticket along with a photo ID at the entrance of the terminal building to the security staff. The Indian Government has recently passed a resolution aimed at saving paper. Passengers no longer require a paper printout of the itinerary to enter the terminal as long as they present the itinerary document on smart phone, ipad, kindle, etc.
Most airports have pre-screening of baggage. Passengers are required to screen their checked baggage at a stand near the terminal entrance.
Airport check-in counters open two hours prior to the scheduled departure time. In order to avoid delays in flight departures, check-in counters close 45 minutes before departure time and boarding gate closes 25 minutes before departure.
Carry-on baggage is limited to one bag plus one personal item (laptop, purse, small backpack, briefcase or camera case). Due to security restriction carriage of alcohol as hand baggage in Domestic flights is prohibited. Carriage of sharp objects, flammable items, explosive material, lighters, dry cell batteries, pocket knives, metal scissors with pointed tips, tools, fire arms, ammunition and their toy replicas is prohibited in the passenger cabin. There are also some restrictions for carrying sporting goods and martial arts/self defense Items. For more information on prohibited items please see Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
All domestic Indian airlines allow check-in baggage of up to 15 kilograms free of cost. The Cabin baggage allowance varies depending on the airlines, type of aircraft, class of travel (First Class, Première or Economy), flight route, etc.
There are several domestic airlines in India including full service government and private owned airlines and privately owned low-cost carriers.
Air India is India's government owned, full service domestic and international airline. It has well planned routes and flight schedules serving 85 destinations including 51 domestic (within India), and 34 international destinations across US, Europe and Asia. Air India has an online check-in service (48 hours before departure) for passengers originating from Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. There are three classes of service: first class, business class, and economy class. As a full service airline, Air India serves meals on all classes of travel. For more information please see Air India
Jet Airways is privately owned, full service airline widely regarded as one of India's most well known and reliable airlines. Jet Airways has won many awards for quality service. The airlines are based in Mumbai with its secondary hubs at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru. It is the second largest airline in India, both in terms of market share and passengers carried. Jet Airways serves 51 domestic destinations and 22 international destinations, in 19 countries across Asia, Europe and North America. For domestic flights it offers two classes of service: Première and Economy. For more information please see Jet Airways
IndiGo Airlines is a privately owned, low-cost carier and the largest airline in India. The airline offers more than 633 daily flights connecting to 38 destinations including 5 international destinations. IndiGo Airlines has hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and Visakhapatnam International Airport (Visakhapatnam). IndiGo Airlines offers only economy class seating. It does not provide complimentary meals in any of its flights and there is no in-flight entertainment. However, the airlines does have a buy-on board in-flight meal programme, and premium service where the passengers, at a higher fare can have a pre-assigned seat and meals on board. IndiGo airlines is considered to be India's best low cost carrier. For more information please see IndiGo Airlines
Go Air is a small privately owned, low cost airline, operating 19 aircrafts to 22 domestic destinations. GoAir does not provide any complimentary meals in its flights, but it does have a buy-on board in-flight meal program. The airlines also offers a premium service known as "Go Business". Go Air mostly flies from Mumbai. It has 140 daily flights and approximately 975 weekly flights. For more information please see Go Air
AirAsia India is an Indo-Malaysia low cost carrier that entered the Indian market in June 2014. It's the first foreign airline to set up a subsidiary in India. The airlines have 5 aircrafts and operate from Bengaluru. It offers 10 destinations and is planning to open a hub atIndira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. For more information please see AirAsia India
Vistara is a full service airline that started it’s operation in January 2015. Vistara has a hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi and flies to 10 domestic destinations. It is the first airline to introduce premium economy seats on domestic routes in India. For more information please see Vistara
SpiceJet is a privately owned low-cost airline and India’s fourth largest airline by domestic passenger share. The airline operates more than 270 daily flights to 41 destinations, including 34 Indian and 7 international cities with the hubs in Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad. In 2014 SpiceJet has canceled numerous flights and reduced the number of aircraft. The Airlines are continuing its operations. For more information please see SpiceJet
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