Capping airfares will push up ticket costs, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Friday after a parliamentary panel recommended 바카라fixing an upper limit바카라 for air tickets and restricting cancellation charges to 50 per cent of the base fare.
The report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture noted that 바카라airlines are charging more than ten times of the advance booking fare바카라 and that 바카라deregulatory environment does not mean unlimited freedom of exploitation바카라, while urging the government to intervene.
바카라The Ministry of Civil Aviation, though aware of the rampant exploitation is not showing any proactive role in regulating the airfares.
바카라The committee therefore recommends that Ministry of Civil Aviation consider fixing an upper limit of the air ticket for every sector,바카라 says the report which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The Aviation Minister told reporters that there were only 1.7% of cases where fares were higher than normal, and putting a cap on them will result in pushing up fares for 98% of the cases.
바카라We did an analyses and we took up ticketing of an entire year and we realised 1.7% of the ticketing was a matter of concern and that was mostly on certain sectors. If we go into floors and caps, we will be pushing up the cost for 98% to reduce the cost for less than 2%,바카라 Raju told reporters outside Parliament.
Junior aviation minister Jayant Sinha said that dynamic pricing practised by Indian airlines is a global practice.
바카라Dynamic pricing in our country is a global practice and we have not seen that our airlines are doing anything apart from global practices,바카라 he said.
He added that if anyone had a complaint they could approach the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Competition Commission of India.
The parliamentary panel has said that 바카라pricing mechanisms applicable in the developed countries may not be suitable for India바카라, adding that despite a fall in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices, airlines have not passed on the benefits to the passengers.
The report has also highlighted 바카라arbitrary바카라 cancellation charges.
바카라There is no uniformity or minimum standards to impose charges for rescheduling, cancellation and no-show. Attractive offers by private airlines veil the fact that passengers are charged the entire ticket amount if they want to cancel the tickets.
바카라The airlines must be restricted to charging not more than 50% of the base fare as cancellation charges,바카라 said the report titled 바카라Issues related to improving consumer satisfaction of airlines바카라.
The committee also points out that often passengers standing in long check-in queues miss their flights and are forced to book afresh at exorbitant rates. Therefore, it suggested, that airlines must depute additional staff at counters to ensure passengers do not spend more than 10 minutes in a queue.
The panel made a slew of other recommendations including improving the quality of food served onboard, monetary compensation for unservicable seats as well as cleaner toilets at airports.
PTI
