London: The civil aviation ministry may decide on services airlines will be allowed to charge under the new unbundling norms and it has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to study the model followed by airlines globally.
“We have asked the DGCA to study the model of unbundling followed by various airlines across the globe. This will give us a sense on the type of services charged by the airlines and the method followed in deciding those charges,” said a senior ministry official, who was part of the civil aviation minister’s delegation to London on the relaunch of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Delhi-London route.
The official added that the government would then notify the services airlines should charge. “The government can notify norms on unbundling of services.”
The government had announced on April 29 that passengers could be made to pay separately for preferential seating, meals and drinks except water, usage of airlines’ lounges, carrying check-in baggage, sports equipment carriage, musical instrument carriage and luggage specially declared valuable.
13/06/13 Mihir Mishra/Financial Express
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“We have asked the DGCA to study the model of unbundling followed by various airlines across the globe. This will give us a sense on the type of services charged by the airlines and the method followed in deciding those charges,” said a senior ministry official, who was part of the civil aviation minister’s delegation to London on the relaunch of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Delhi-London route.
The official added that the government would then notify the services airlines should charge. “The government can notify norms on unbundling of services.”
The government had announced on April 29 that passengers could be made to pay separately for preferential seating, meals and drinks except water, usage of airlines’ lounges, carrying check-in baggage, sports equipment carriage, musical instrument carriage and luggage specially declared valuable.
13/06/13 Mihir Mishra/Financial Express
