As part of this initiative, first and executive class passengers travelling between India and US or Canada or India and UK could look forward to receiving a complimentary executive class ticket for travel between India and Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Dubai, or for a domestic sector in India, the public sector airline said.

Executive class passengers travelling between India and the UK will be entitled to a complimentary executive class return ticket for a domestic sector in India or an economy class ticket between India and Kuala Lumpur, it added.

Those availing of the complimentary ticket must commence their outbound travel between November 15, 2005 and March 31, 2006.

The complimentary ticket, however, would need to be availed within six months of completion of travel on the paid ticket by September 30, 2006, whichever is earlier.

The free ticket, which would be in addition to any other benefits enjoyed by first and executive class passengers might be utilised either by the passenger or gifted to anyone.