Air tickets: Agents not to charge transaction fee

Jaipur: Air passengers booking their tickets from travel agents do not have to pay the additional amount (transaction fee) other then the air
fare published by the airline concerned, Manoj Sogani, chairman ,Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Rajasthan chapter, said on Tuesday. He added that airlines have discontinued the commission of 5% to the agents. However, the airlines have decided that they will include the transaction fee in their published air fare from November 1 onwards.
He denied claims made by a few independent travel agents that a transaction fee will be charged on passengers.
Interestingly, some agents have announced that they will charge a transaction fee between Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 on international ticket and Rs 350 on the purchase of every domestic ticket.
Earlier, 14 airlines have gone to zero-commission while claiming the step has been taken to reduce operational costs so that fares remain stable for passengers during the present recesssionary situation. However, airlines such as Air India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher and Singapore have agreed to include the transaction fee in the fare.
05/11/08 Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2008