Chennai: The Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) has urged ministry of civil aviation to bring about a transparent and passenger friendly airfare structure.
In a letter to minister of civil aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati and Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA), APAI president D Sudhakara Reddy said, "Airlines should have an all-inclusive base fare except for user development fee, airport development fee, passenger service fee, service tax, wherever applicable, which are based on the miles travelled and the cost of the fare mentioned in the ticket."
"There is no need for confusing classifications like base fare, fuel surcharge and others. Base fare and fuel surcharge should be merged to enable passengers understand what is the cost of air fare. The passenger need to know only the route specific or airport specific taxes and fees separately," he added.
31/01/15 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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In a letter to minister of civil aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati and Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA), APAI president D Sudhakara Reddy said, "Airlines should have an all-inclusive base fare except for user development fee, airport development fee, passenger service fee, service tax, wherever applicable, which are based on the miles travelled and the cost of the fare mentioned in the ticket."
"There is no need for confusing classifications like base fare, fuel surcharge and others. Base fare and fuel surcharge should be merged to enable passengers understand what is the cost of air fare. The passenger need to know only the route specific or airport specific taxes and fees separately," he added.
31/01/15 V Ayyappan/Times of India
