Babus to fly again in 'business class' on LTC

New Delhi: Air travel for bureaucrats availing LTC will become luxurious again as the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has re-introduced business class for them, six months after the Finance Ministry restricted their flights to the "cheapest economy fare".
The new order issued by DoPT enables officers and their families to travel business class on Leave Travel Concession (LTC) by any airline, provided their fares are on a par or below those offered by Air India under its LTC scheme for 'business class'.
"The Ministry of Civil Aviation may bring out a scheme on the lines of LTC 80 for travel by business class. The officers and/or their families may choose to travel on LTC by any airline provided the fare does not exceed the fares offered by NACIL (Air India) under their new LTC scheme for business class," the order, which became effective from June 3, reads.
The decision was taken in consultation with the Ministry of Finance which had earlier stipulated that for officials who are entitled to travel by air and are availing LTC, "only the cheapest economy fare" ticket will be allowed irrespective of their entitlements.
07/06/09 ZeeNews

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jun 2009