IAAI seeks support of CPI-M leaders to raise agency commission issue in Parliament

New Delhi: IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI), on the behalf of the travel fraternity, had an exclusive meeting with Communist Party of India- Marxists (CPI-M) leaders Sitaram Yechury, Brinda Karat and Dr M K Pande, to discuss the issue of zero commission. IAAI has requested the leaders to raise the issue of commissions in the Parliamentary sessions that have commenced recently and further it to the Government of India (GoI). This time, IAAI is in serious talks with political personalities to bring up the issue of commissions in the Parliament, informed IAAI sources. IAAI along with other travel trade associations like TAAI, TAFFI, ADTOI, IATO and ETAA has been instrumental in bringing back three per cent commissions for agents from national carriers Air India and Indian in December last year. In the past, Brinda Karat, Rajyasabha MP lent her support by fixing up a meeting of travel trade organisations with Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel.According to IAAI, strong interference from the government is needed to solve the commission issue between airlines and travel agents. Prior to the meet with political leaders, Biji Eapen, President and Toms Varghese, Industrial Office Chairman, IAAI called for an exclusive meeting in the capital.
14/02/09 Anish V Punnackattu/TravelBizMonitor

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2009