Mumbai: Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) has dragged airlines to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) following a steep 25 per cent hike in air fares in tandem over the past one week, alleging cartelisation by the operators.
In a petition to the competition watchdog's chairman Ashok Chawla on Saturday, APAI has also accused the domestic carriers of resorting to fare hikes every time around the festive season.
"There has been a hike in the aviation turbine fuel a few days ago and all the airlines have increased the fares by 25 per cent one after the other. This clearly goes to show that a cartel is in operation," the Chennai-based association president D Sudhakara Reddy said in the petition.
Calling for immediate intervention of the Commission, the association said: "This is not the first time they have increased the fares in tandem and it has become a practice with all these airlines. If you notice, it is always done just before the festival season. We strongly believe that this cartel has been acting for the last three-four years."
09/09/13 PTI/Business Today
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In a petition to the competition watchdog's chairman Ashok Chawla on Saturday, APAI has also accused the domestic carriers of resorting to fare hikes every time around the festive season.
"There has been a hike in the aviation turbine fuel a few days ago and all the airlines have increased the fares by 25 per cent one after the other. This clearly goes to show that a cartel is in operation," the Chennai-based association president D Sudhakara Reddy said in the petition.
Calling for immediate intervention of the Commission, the association said: "This is not the first time they have increased the fares in tandem and it has become a practice with all these airlines. If you notice, it is always done just before the festival season. We strongly believe that this cartel has been acting for the last three-four years."
09/09/13 PTI/Business Today
