New Delhi: Domestic airlines have been allowed to charge a premium for 25 per cent of the seats that are booked in advance by passengers.
The order allowing the airlines to charge a fixed flat rate for pre-booked seats was signed on Thursday and comes into immediate effect.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has not stipulated the rate which airlines can charge for these premium seats, but has told the airlines that the charge cannot vary from sector to sector.
What this means is that a passenger pre-booking a seat on the Delhi-Chennai sector will pay the same amount for a premium seat as a passenger flying on the Chennai-Coimbatore sector.
The DGCA order says that the airlines cannot sell the middle seat at a premium rate except for those in the front rows and near the emergency exits of the aircraft.
27/06/13 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
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The order allowing the airlines to charge a fixed flat rate for pre-booked seats was signed on Thursday and comes into immediate effect.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has not stipulated the rate which airlines can charge for these premium seats, but has told the airlines that the charge cannot vary from sector to sector.
What this means is that a passenger pre-booking a seat on the Delhi-Chennai sector will pay the same amount for a premium seat as a passenger flying on the Chennai-Coimbatore sector.
The DGCA order says that the airlines cannot sell the middle seat at a premium rate except for those in the front rows and near the emergency exits of the aircraft.
27/06/13 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
