Mumbai: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Government of India wants private airlines to offer special privileges to Members of Parliament (MPs) and plans to issue guidelines on the subject following complaints by MPs. Air India Ltd has long been offering special privileges to MPs, but such courtesies may now have to be extended formally by private airlines, including Jet Airways (India) Ltd, IndiGo, SpiceJet Ltd and GoAir, according to a report by Tarun Shukla for Mint. There are nearly 790 members of Parliament currently.
“The committee on violation of protocol norms and contemptuous behaviour of government officers with member(s) of Lok Sabha has raised the issue with MoCA where airports and airlines are not adhering to the guidelines on protocol norms and courtesy to be extended to MPs,” Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a letter on January 3, 2014 to domestic airlines. The letter attached the minutes of a meeting held on December 16, 2013 on “extending courtesy towards Members of Parliament” for “information and necessary action”.
DGCA noted that while existing guidelines from 2007 mention only Air India, this would be changed soon.
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“The committee on violation of protocol norms and contemptuous behaviour of government officers with member(s) of Lok Sabha has raised the issue with MoCA where airports and airlines are not adhering to the guidelines on protocol norms and courtesy to be extended to MPs,” Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a letter on January 3, 2014 to domestic airlines. The letter attached the minutes of a meeting held on December 16, 2013 on “extending courtesy towards Members of Parliament” for “information and necessary action”.
DGCA noted that while existing guidelines from 2007 mention only Air India, this would be changed soon.
29/01/14 TravelBizMonitor
