Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA may bar beleaguered carrier Jet Airways from taking advance bookings beyond a particular period amid a drastically reduced capacity and massive flight cancellations, an official said Thursday.
As per the official, Jet Airways has been flying only 61 of the 116 planes it has in the fleet, forcing it to cancel as much as 45 per cent of its total flights per day.
Jet Airways operates over 600 flights within Indian and overseas. "We may ask Jet Airways not to accept forward bookings beyond a particular period," a senior DGCA official told PTI Thursday.
The comments came in the wake of the full-service carrier announcing on its website sale at a starting all-inclusive fares of Rs 1,165 for travel to 37 domestic destinations with one-year travel period validity under a discount scheme. For the record, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had taken similar action against budget carrier SpiceJet in late 2014 when it was on the verge of closure.
At that time, it allowed SpiceJet to sell tickets only for travel within a month. The official also said that a final decision on the issue will be taken after seeking a report from Jet Airways. Meanwhile, the DGCA will review the flight schedule of the cash-starved carrier at a meeting Friday.
A senior official last month said the DGCA is reviewing the airline's flights schedule every 15 days in order to ensure that there are no sudden flight disruptions due to the grounding of aircraft.
In addition to offering flight tickets at starting fares as low as Rs 1,165, the airline is also offering 10 per cent discount on flight bookings for four or more passengers travelling together, as per Jet Airways website. It has, however, not given any cut-off date for booking tickets under the offer.
"The tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of commencement of journey," according to the website.
14/03/19 PTI/ZeeNews
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As per the official, Jet Airways has been flying only 61 of the 116 planes it has in the fleet, forcing it to cancel as much as 45 per cent of its total flights per day.
Jet Airways operates over 600 flights within Indian and overseas. "We may ask Jet Airways not to accept forward bookings beyond a particular period," a senior DGCA official told PTI Thursday.
The comments came in the wake of the full-service carrier announcing on its website sale at a starting all-inclusive fares of Rs 1,165 for travel to 37 domestic destinations with one-year travel period validity under a discount scheme. For the record, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had taken similar action against budget carrier SpiceJet in late 2014 when it was on the verge of closure.
At that time, it allowed SpiceJet to sell tickets only for travel within a month. The official also said that a final decision on the issue will be taken after seeking a report from Jet Airways. Meanwhile, the DGCA will review the flight schedule of the cash-starved carrier at a meeting Friday.
A senior official last month said the DGCA is reviewing the airline's flights schedule every 15 days in order to ensure that there are no sudden flight disruptions due to the grounding of aircraft.
In addition to offering flight tickets at starting fares as low as Rs 1,165, the airline is also offering 10 per cent discount on flight bookings for four or more passengers travelling together, as per Jet Airways website. It has, however, not given any cut-off date for booking tickets under the offer.
"The tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of commencement of journey," according to the website.
14/03/19 PTI/ZeeNews
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