Rs 50 lakh compensation for air passengers

New Delhi: The government today said in November carriers paid Rs 49.66 lakh compensation to nearly 8,000 travellers, who faced inconvenience because of flight cancellations or were denied boarding by airlines.
While the airlines paid cash compensation of Rs 33.46 lakh to nearly 7,500 passengers who suffered because of last-minute flight cancellations, 545 travellers were paid Rs 16.20 lakh as they were denied boarding during the month, according to government data released today.
During the same period, more than 70,698 passengers were forced to wait at airports for delays in flight departures, the data said.
Among the airlines, maximum cases of denied boarding and last-minute flight cancellations were reported by Jet Airways-JetLite combine, when 425 flyers were denied boarding and 2,862 passengers had to suffer because of last-minute flight cancellations.
The airline paid Rs 12.12 lakh as compensation to the passengers, the data showed.
20/12/10 PTI/The Telegraph

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Dec 2010