New Delhi: In good news for air travellers flying low cost airlines, there will be no extra charge for the choice of their seats any more. This was stated by Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi in reply to a written question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
He said it was observed that few scheduled airlines were charging an amount of Rs 50 to Rs 4,000 for seat assignment, which was over and above the fare charge by the airlines.
"With a view to maintain transparency in tariff publication, Directorate General of Civil Aviation has written to scheduled domestic airlines on July 15, 2011 to withdraw such charges," Ravi said in his reply. Accordingly, airlines, Air India Express, SpiceJet, Go Air and IndiGo have withdarwn seat assignment, he informed.
17/08/11 Economic Times
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