SpiceJet offers: Budget airline SpiceJet offers a discount of up to 30 per cent on its base fares to healthcare professionals who have been leading India’s fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
The airline will offer 30 per cent off on its base fares to the healthcare workers who have been leading India’s fight against coronavirus with their relentless and selfless service. They will have to submit a professional ID/registration number at the time of booking to avail the offer. The same ID would be validated at the time of check-in/boarding as identity proof.
To avail the benefits of the offer, eligible passengers must visit the SpiceJet website (www.spicejet.com) and select the ‘Healthcare professional fare’ on the homepage. Passengers need to submit a valid Healthcare professional ID / Registration number as issued by a Government body such as Medical Council of India (MCI), State Medical Council or Indian Nursing Council (INC) or government-approved healthcare organisation for which the healthcare professional works, while making the booking.
The offer has been made available only to healthcare workers and it is not available to their friends, family and relatives.
The gesture from SpiceJet comes in the middle of healthcare workers’ continuous battle against the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Thousands of doctors, nurses and paramedics have sacrificed their lives so far to ensure the well being of others.
Mean-while, India reported 1,14,460 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest daily surge in 60 days, and 2,677 deaths (the lowest in 42 days) in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry data on Sunday. In a sign of improvement in the Covid-19 situation, India has been reporting below 2 lakh Coronavirus cases for the past few weeks. As many as 189,232 patients have been cured/discharged from the hospitals, while and 2,677 succumbed deaths in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry said on Sunday. Single-day rise of 1,14,460 cases pushed India’s Covid-19 tally to 2,88,09,339; Death toll surged to 3,46,759 with 2,677 fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry data. The daily positivity rate further dropped to 5.62 percent; active Covid-19 cases also dropped to 14,77,799, now accounts for just 5.13 percent of total cases.