There is no aviation rule that bans row 13. Airlines choose their own seat numbering, and many skip 13 simply because enough passengers dislike it; some also avoid 17 or 4 for superstitions common in other markets. Letters I and O are usually skipped because they look like 1 and 0 on a boarding pass.
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To claim GST on a flight ticket, your company GSTIN must be entered at the time of booking, because airlines generally cannot add it afterwards. The airline, not the travel agent, issues the GST invoice for the air fare, and publishes it on its own GST portal some weeks after travel. Economy is taxed at
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India issues a medical visa for foreign nationals coming for treatment, plus a separate attendant visa for accompanying family, both administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Bureau of Immigration. You will usually need a letter from the treating Indian hospital. Check validity, attendant limits and FRRO registration rules on the official Indian
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If an immigration officer refuses you entry, you are usually sent to secondary inspection, interviewed, and then held in an airside area until the airline puts you on a return flight. The carrier that brought you generally arranges the return and recovers the cost from you. Process and rights differ by country. Updated July 2026
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Formal bereavement fares, the discounted last-minute tickets some overseas airlines advertise, are uncommon in India, so expect to pay the going fare. What airlines can sometimes do is waive change or cancellation charges on an existing booking when you provide documentation. Call the airline directly, explain the situation, and ask what is possible. Updated July
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Before you fly out of India with expensive camera or drone gear, you can have it recorded by customs at the departure airport so it is not treated as an import when you return. Professional crews often use an ATA Carnet instead. Drones are the bigger risk: many countries restrict or ban them outright. Updated
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Indian customs seizes food mostly on quarantine grounds, not tax grounds. Meat and meat products, many dairy items, fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds, soil and live plant material are restricted or need permits under India’s plant and animal quarantine rules. Sealed, labelled packaged food in personal quantities usually passes. Declare anything doubtful through the red
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Many countries restrict or ban seeds, live plants, soil and fresh produce, and some also control nuts, dried leaves and spices. Rules differ by destination, so the advice that always works is to declare anything of plant or animal origin. Declaring an item that is not allowed usually means it is taken away; not declaring
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Gangajal follows the same cabin liquids rule as any other liquid at Indian airports: containers of up to 100 ml, carried together in a clear resealable bag. Larger quantities belong in checked baggage, sealed in a leak-proof container. Screening is governed by BCAS, and airports and airlines apply it in slightly different ways, so ask
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Indian civil aviation security rules permit an amritdhari Sikh passenger to carry a kirpan on their person on domestic flights operated by Indian airlines within India, within the size limits specified by BCAS. The permission does not extend to international flights or generally to foreign carriers, where the kirpan must travel in checked baggage. Updated
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