Jet Airways charges for carrying arms on board

New Delhi: Jet Airways might be in trouble with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for levying additional charges on passengers carrying licenced arms on board.
The matter came to light last month when a participant of the 55{+t}{+h} National Shooting Championship in Pune was not permitted to board her flight until she paid Rs 5,000 for carrying an air pistol, even though the gun was checked in.
Koninica Dasgupta was travelling on Jet Airways flight 9W-365 from Delhi to Pune. She arrived at IGI Airport at 6.45am for her 8.30am flight and after standing in line for 45 minutes, reached the check-in counter around 7.30am.
"The staff at the check-in counter told me that I would have to pay Rs 5,000 for the Steyr LP10 air pistol that I was carrying, as per a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rule. I was carrying all the requisite documents, including a circular about the competition organized by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and membership cards issued by the NRAI and the Delhi State Rifle Association. My boarding card was finally issued to me at 8.15am after I made the payment in cash. Another participant was similarly charged Rs 15,000 for carrying three guns," she said.
"The staff at the check-in counter told me that I would have to pay Rs 5,000 for the Steyr LP10 air pistol that I was carrying, as per a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rule. I was carrying all the requisite documents, including a circular about the competition organized by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and membership cards issued by the NRAI and the Delhi State Rifle Association. My boarding card was finally issued to me at 8.15am after I made the payment in cash. Another participant was similarly charged Rs 15,000 for carrying three guns," she said.
09/12/11 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India

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