If you are someone who is paranoid about missing flights and always make it much in advance to your flight timings on the airport, then you now have a provision of even flying early with Vistara Airlines. The airline has announced a new scheme that lets you board on an earlier flight if there is seat availability at the nominal fee of Rs. 2500. Called the #VistaraFlyEarly, the scheme allows a customer to book an earlier flight within four hours of the originally booked flight. Did you know of RADA, Vistara's Robot to Assist Customers?

You can avail this offer provided there is pace in the earlier flight. You will get the status of the availability about an hour before the departure of the flight. It is applicable for all classes of travel. The fee of Rs. 2500 is non-refundable but will be waived off of you are among Vistara's flexi fare customers and club Vistara platinum members. The service can be utilised by the early arrivers almost 4 hours early, the time duration between the earlier and originally booked flights cannot be more than four hours.

This scheme can be beneficial to those who may be travelling long distances and arrive at the airport much before the departure. However, there is a catch.  It is only for direct flights and not applicable on any connecting flights. It is not applicable for group fares. It is only available for preponing the flight. A customer also cannot reroute the flight, it is only for the booked sector.

The facility is not applicable for postponing of flights. Had a scheme been introduced for postponing flights then no one would have to worry about missing their flights right? This scheme will be beneficial who have arrived at the airport much earlier than the check-in time.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 12, 2018 05:37 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).