Fare break-up rule for airlines

New Delhi: The government today said it had amended rules to rectify “deceptive” advertisements by airline companies to make them give the break-up of fares charged from passengers.
“In order to rectify the deceptive advertisements by airlines, Rule 135 of the Aircraft Rule, 1937, has been amended,” civil aviation minister Praful Patel said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Airlines will have to display tariff in a conspicuous manner to show the total amount payable by a passenger and the complete break-up of the amount indicating the fare, tax, fees or any other charge separately, he said.
The minister added that domestic airlines such as NACIL (formed by the merger of Air India and Indian), Jet, JetLite, Kingfisher, SpiceJet, Paramount, Go, Indigo and MDLR had complied with the rules in displaying airfares on their websites.
But a tourism industry source said: “Some airlines are giving the fare break-up but some others are yet to comply.”
Jet Airways is not showing the break-up. “The break-ups are not shown in the promotional fares but it is mentioned taxes would be added to the basic fare,” an airline official said.
Air India said it was complying. “Air India has been giving the full fare with the break-up, including fuel surcharge, passenger service fees and user development fees,” its spokesperson said in Calcutta.
21/07/09 The Telegraph

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2009