Mumbai: Jet Airways has agreed "in principle'' to allow agents to use credit cards to book tickets and restore price parity in tickets sold on website and reservation systems used by agents, an industry source said.
Senior executives of the airline met representatives of Travel Agents Association of India and Travel Agents Federation of India in Mumbai on Tuesday to resolve contentious issues. The two sides also discussed the travel agents demand for restoring 5% commission on regular sales (from current 1%) but the airline gave no commitment on the issue, a travel agent who participated in the meeting said.
Over the last few months the agents have been demanding that the airline increase remuneration as margins in the business have come down. The agents did voluntary shut down of trade for a day in April and also met airline chairman Naresh Goyal last month seeking higher commission.
11/06/13 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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Senior executives of the airline met representatives of Travel Agents Association of India and Travel Agents Federation of India in Mumbai on Tuesday to resolve contentious issues. The two sides also discussed the travel agents demand for restoring 5% commission on regular sales (from current 1%) but the airline gave no commitment on the issue, a travel agent who participated in the meeting said.
Over the last few months the agents have been demanding that the airline increase remuneration as margins in the business have come down. The agents did voluntary shut down of trade for a day in April and also met airline chairman Naresh Goyal last month seeking higher commission.
11/06/13 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
