INDIAN AIRLINE · GULF, HANOI AND PHUKET
Akasa Air booking check, Lock Your Fare and web check-in
Akasa Air offers the longest official fare hold of any Indian airline and flies to seven international points, most of them in the Gulf. Here is how to open a booking, how its lock works, and what happens at the airport on an international flight.
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THE QUICK ANSWER
Keep the PNR or booking reference and the last name exactly as written on the e-ticket. Akasa’s web check-in asks for that pair, and Manage booking on akasaair.com is where you change the date, email the itinerary or cancel. The retrieve form there is drawn by script, so follow the fields it shows on screen.
How to look up a booking on Akasa Air
- 1Go to akasaair.com and open Manage booking.
- 2Fill in the retrieve form with your booking details, keeping the PNR and the last name exactly as they appear on the e-ticket.
- 3Check each passenger’s name, the sectors and the travel dates.
- 4Use Email Itinerary if you need a fresh copy of the booking sent to you.
- 5From 48 hours before departure, open web check-in with the same PNR and last name.
Lock Your Fare or a flight reservation
Lock Your Fare is the longest official hold on an Indian airline. A domestic fare can be locked for up to 15 days, at ₹400 per passenger per sector, provided you lock it at least 7 days before departure. An international fare can be locked for up to 7 days, at ₹600 per passenger per sector, and only until 15 days before departure. The lock shrinks as the flight gets closer: Akasa’s own example is that booking 17 days before an international flight gives a 2-day lock, while booking 22 days before gives the full 7.
You choose it on the summary page on akasaair.com or in the app, then pay through My Bookings within the lock period, or the booking cancels automatically. No changes are allowed while the fare is locked, and the fee is non-refundable and charged on top of the fare. Because it is priced per sector, a return trip to Jeddah for two people carries four fees.
Lock Your Fare is the right tool once you have chosen Akasa and fixed your dates. For a visa file in which you only need to show a planned route, a flight reservation avoids committing to a carrier before the decision. It is held without payment, so the airline controls how long it stays live, and that varies; request it for the day of your appointment.
Web check-in and the counter on international flights
Web check-in is open from 48 hours to one hour before departure on both domestic and international flights, with the PNR and the last name exactly as on the e-ticket. It is not available for unaccompanied minors, passengers needing wheelchair assistance or passengers travelling with pets.
On an international flight, checking in online does not give you a usable boarding pass. Akasa says e-boarding passes are not sent by email for these flights; you report to the check-in counter, staff verify your travel documents, and you receive a physical boarding pass. Allow time for that check when you plan your arrival at the airport.
Where Akasa flies, and connecting beyond it
The destinations page lists seven international points: Abu Dhabi, Doha, Hanoi, Jeddah, Kuwait, Phuket and Riyadh. Hanoi is the newest, with four weekly direct flights from Mumbai starting on 4 September 2026. Indian cities on the same page include Chandigarh, Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Darbhanga, Ayodhya and Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) alongside the metros, Navi Mumbai appears on route pages, and Akasa has started flying from Noida International Airport.
Akasa closed FY2025-26 with 37 aircraft and scheduled 22% more departures in Summer 2026 than a year earlier. It states no alliance. A codeshare with Etihad was reported in December 2024; if you rely on it for a connection, confirm that both flights sit on the same reservation.
Without a through booking, an onward flight from Abu Dhabi, Doha or Jeddah on another airline is a self-transfer: you collect your bags and pass immigration, which needs a visa for that country. A visa itinerary should not imply that unless you hold the visa.
If an Akasa booking does not show
Check the last name against the e-ticket, character by character, and the PNR for a mistyped letter. A Lock Your Fare booking that was not paid through My Bookings in time has been cancelled automatically, and the lock fee is not returned.
Every unpaid reservation, including one held for a visa file, lasts only as long as the airline allows. When such a hold ends, the airline has released it, which is normal for an unpaid booking and is the reason a visa reservation is dated for the submission day.
Akasa Lock Your Fare terms
| Term | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Longest lock | 15 days | 7 days |
| Latest you can lock | 7 days before departure | 15 days before departure |
| Fee | ₹400 per passenger per sector | ₹600 per passenger per sector |
| If you do not pay | Booking cancels automatically; fee kept | Booking cancels automatically; fee kept |
Akasa Air questions, answered
How long can Akasa Air hold my fare?
Up to 15 days on a domestic flight and up to 7 days on an international one. The closer the flight, the shorter the lock: Akasa’s example shows a 2-day lock when booking 17 days before an international departure. Domestic locks must be taken at least 7 days out, international ones at least 15 days out.
Does Akasa email a boarding pass for an international flight?
No. You can check in online, but for international flights Akasa does not send e-boarding passes by email. Go to the check-in counter, where your travel documents are verified and a physical boarding pass is issued.
Can I change my travel date while the fare is locked?
No. Akasa allows no changes during the lock. Once you pay and the ticket is issued, Manage booking offers Change Date, subject to the fare rules. If your dates are likely to move, lock only when they are settled.
Does Akasa Air fly from Chandigarh?
Chandigarh is listed among Akasa’s Indian cities on its destinations page. The page does not say which international flights connect from there, so search Chandigarh to your Gulf city on akasaair.com for your dates and check whether the result is a single booking.
Should I use Lock Your Fare for a visa application?
Only if you mean to fly Akasa. The lock costs ₹400 or ₹600 per passenger per sector, and an international lock lasts at most 7 days, which is shorter than many visa decisions. A flight reservation made for the submission day is meant for the file itself; it is not a ticket and carries no Akasa lock.
What can I do in Akasa’s Manage booking?
Change the date, undo web check-in, cancel the booking, email the itinerary, get a travel certificate or update contact details. Paying for a locked fare happens through My Bookings before the lock runs out.
Sources and review date
Checked against these official pages on 22 October 2026. Visa rules change; the official checklist for your application always wins over this page.
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