Saturday, January 25, 2014

Indigo Airlines told to compensate Rs 21,000

Chennai: Holding Indigo Airlines re­sponsible for negligence and deficiency in service and unfair trade practice, the district consu­m­er disputes redressal forum, Chennai (north), directed the private airline to refund Rs 21,000 to a passenger. Due to its negligence, a woman and her daughters were stranded in New Delhi for three days.
The petitioner, Ravi Ragav of Nolambur, submitted that he had booked three air tickets for his wife, Dr Pankaja Ragav, and two children, for Rs 30,371. He booked the tickets with the help of yatra.com from New Delhi to Chennai on May 30, 2010.
Counsel for the petitioner, P. Vinodkumar, contended that Ravi Ragav had attempted to revise the travel plan and planned to book tickets for May 26 instead of May 30 and the process was not completed due to a non functioning debit card.
Counsel for Indigo Airlines, Mothilal Goda, submitted that the forum had no jurisdiction to entertain the complaint. The petitioner was required to pay Rs 9,447 for resched­uling, but due to an error in fund transfer, tickets for May 26 were not issued. The amount was forfeited.
25/01/14 P. Arul/Deccan Chronicle
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline