Merging fuel surcharge with base fare difficult: Lufthansa

New Delhi: German airlines giant Lufthansa has cited serious difficulties in implementing the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) order asking the airlines to merge the fuel surcharge with the base fare. Lufthansa has said that it is not in accordance with the global norms.
“Implementation of the DGCA order will take five to six months. This will be a more complex set up. As the new scheme is not globally accepted it will also be difficult for the consumers. The ticket booked in Germany would be different from the one booked in India,” said Alex Hilgers, Director (South Asia), Lufthansa, on the sidelines of an event introduce the new Star Chefs of The Leela Group of Hotels.
The Lufthansa Star Chef programme invites celebrity chefs from around the globe to pamper passengers with delicious local dishes.
He also added a sub-committee constituting members from the airlines is there to discuss this issue. Though we are not a member we have asked our fellow airlines to take up our issues.
“We have written a letter to the DGCA citing the problems we will face in implementing the new scheme,” added Hilgers.
30/08/09 Business Standard

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Categories: Foreign Aug 2009