Are you a frequent flier in India? Have you ever had your pre-booked seats on an airline changed without your knowledge or without a proper explanation? Then, here’s an important update for you. Recently, the country’s apex consumer commission directed Air India to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to its two passengers. Wondering why? The reason is that the airline was found to have changed the passengers’ pre-booked seats. Air India was also found to have failed to provide a wheelchair, to one of the passengers, which had earlier been confirmed as per their electronic tickets.
The bench comprising of NCDRC president Justice RK Agarwal and member M Shreesha found that the airline was ‘deficient’ in its service of changing the pre-allotted seat booking without any explanation. Not only did the airline do this on domestic flight but also on the international flight. The NCDRC bench observed that this had caused considerable inconvenience without any explanation to the passengers.
The airline’s claim regarding the paucity of wheel chair at the Delhi airport was rejected by the bench. According to Air India, there were not enough wheelchairs to provide to a passenger waiting in transit at the IGI airport. This claim was rejected. The NCDRC held that the passenger’s electronic ticket clearly indicates the confirmation of a wheelchair. Also, given the fact that their air ticket had been booked at least two months in advance, Air India should have directed the ground staff to ensure and provide a wheelchair to the passengers ahead of the scheduled flight.
09/04/19 Swapna Raghu Sanand/Financial Express
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The bench comprising of NCDRC president Justice RK Agarwal and member M Shreesha found that the airline was ‘deficient’ in its service of changing the pre-allotted seat booking without any explanation. Not only did the airline do this on domestic flight but also on the international flight. The NCDRC bench observed that this had caused considerable inconvenience without any explanation to the passengers.
The airline’s claim regarding the paucity of wheel chair at the Delhi airport was rejected by the bench. According to Air India, there were not enough wheelchairs to provide to a passenger waiting in transit at the IGI airport. This claim was rejected. The NCDRC held that the passenger’s electronic ticket clearly indicates the confirmation of a wheelchair. Also, given the fact that their air ticket had been booked at least two months in advance, Air India should have directed the ground staff to ensure and provide a wheelchair to the passengers ahead of the scheduled flight.
09/04/19 Swapna Raghu Sanand/Financial Express
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