No 'free companions' for babus on AI flights

New Delhi: The government has declined to allow babus to avail the “free companion ticket” offer made by national carrier Air India while they travel by air on official tours and visits.
Faced with a steady stream of queries on whether government officials could avail of the offer, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday issued directions, noting that the “free companion tickets are provided by the airlines for domestic travel against full fare tickets only” and that the “purchase of full fare tickets defeats the purpose” of effecting economy.
The DoPT’s latest directive also quoted instructions from the Department of Expenditure which stipulated that government officials should buy cheapest fare in economy or business class “preferably by getting information through the Internet” and should use “corporate coupons for economy/business class travel through proper planning and coordination”.
10/08/10 Raghvendra Rao/Indian Express

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Categories: NACIL Aug 2010