What Is an Ad Hoc Group Request on IndiGo?

An ad hoc group request is a one-off request for a block of seats on a single flight on a single date. It is the ordinary kind of group booking, and the category almost every traveller actually needs.

Ad hoc, in one sentence

One group, one flight, one date — a wedding party to Goa, a college trip to Bengaluru, a company travelling to a conference. You ask once, you are quoted once, you travel once.

How it differs from the other request types

• Ad hoc — a single block on one departure, priced for that flight and that date
• Series — the same seats on the same route repeatedly across a season, the way a tour operator blocks every Saturday for six months, priced as a contract with commitments about how much of the block is used
• Conference or event — a group converging on one destination for an event, often from several cities and leaving on different days, priced as one request even though the itineraries differ

Why the distinction matters to you

It changes what you are asked for. An ad hoc request needs a route, a date, a headcount and a cabin. A series request needs a schedule and a commitment. Asking for a series when you mean ad hoc slows the quote down and can attract terms you do not want.

Raising an ad hoc request

Send the route, the date, the number of passengers and the cabin. Names are not required to be quoted. You receive a fare held for a validity window, a deposit to confirm it, and a deadline for the name list. That is the whole shape of it.