Saturday, December 20, 2014

DGCA pulls up airlines on fares

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA is likely to ask airlines to give priority to passengers who were booked on flights cancelled earlier by cash-strapped SpiceJet — if any seats are vacant before the flight departure.Meanwhile, SpiceJet said on Friday “that it is continuing to operate its full schedule of flights”. The airline had returned to normal operation of its truncated flight schedule on Thursday.

SpiceJet on Friday said fares, which had risen very high, too are now “coming back to more normal levels” and that it is operating extra flights to destinations such as Goa and Port Blair to clear the backlog.The DGCA is expected to ask the other airlines “to charge reasonable fares” from these passengers, sources said, even as the aviation regulator is monitoring the situation to ensure there is no over-charging of fares by the other airlines.
20/12/14 Deccan Chronicle
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