CCI to probe fare rise during Air India pilots' strike

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided to probe why all domestic airlines raised airfares during the 10-day period of Air India's strike .
The competition watchdog issued a notice to this effect to all carriers on Tuesday.
Jet Airways , Kingfisher Airlines , IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir will have to present their cases to the CCI on May 13.
"We feel that passengers do not have an informed choice about fixing of ticket prices according to various fare buckets. Especially in an event like the AI strike, passengers are caught unawares. That's why we want to probe the matter," a senior CCI official told ET.
The CCI has also consulted the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on the matter and has sought information on how fares are fixed.
Even industry experts are of the view that airlines keep on resorting to such practices, citing ticket prices to Chandigarh for the World Cup cricket final between India and Pakistan or Delhi-Mumbai fares last Diwali.
11/05/11 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times

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