New Delhi: National passenger carrier Air India on Friday defended giving promotional tickets to its employees, saying that it is obliged to do so under an International Air Transport Association (IATA) resolution.
"Air India wishes to clarify that Air India`s employees passage scheme is in tune with the IATA resolution 788 which provides for giving free and reduced fare transportation to an employee of an air carrier or to the employee`s immediate family members," the airline said in a statement.
"Such passages are given only against vacant seats available and never at the cost of a revenue passenger, hence Air India does not lose anything on account of such concessional passages."
According to the airline, the employees who avail such facilities have to pay staff travel fare, passenger service fee and all taxes, including airport tax.
"In 2013, Air India has restricted the scope of family members and number of passages allowed to employees under the revised scheme," the airline said.
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"Air India wishes to clarify that Air India`s employees passage scheme is in tune with the IATA resolution 788 which provides for giving free and reduced fare transportation to an employee of an air carrier or to the employee`s immediate family members," the airline said in a statement.
"Such passages are given only against vacant seats available and never at the cost of a revenue passenger, hence Air India does not lose anything on account of such concessional passages."
According to the airline, the employees who avail such facilities have to pay staff travel fare, passenger service fee and all taxes, including airport tax.
"In 2013, Air India has restricted the scope of family members and number of passages allowed to employees under the revised scheme," the airline said.
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