Domestic airfares have increased by 10-30 per cent recently mainly on account of Kingfisher Airlines cancelling several of its flights connecting different parts of the country.
A Bangalore-based travel agent said that with Kingfisher Airlines curtailing flights, fares on some of the popular sectors such as Bangalore-Delhi have almost doubled. For instance, a Bangalore-Delhi ticket, which was earlier available for about Rs 7,500, is now going at Rs 13,000-14,000.
A Mumbai-based travel agent said travellers booked on Kingfisher Airlines had to pay an additional Rs 2,000-3,000 for each ticket to complete their flight as they were forced to rebook at the last moment. Worried at the disturbing situation, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has summoned Sanjay Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer, Kingfisher Airlines for a meeting in New Delhi today. It is widely expected that the airline will be told, in no uncertain terms, that it should stick to the schedule approved by the regulator. Kingfisher is also likely to be told of the various consequences of violating the rules, including the possibility of its operating licence being cancelled. The meeting has been called as no airline is allowed to cancel flights without informing the DGCA. There is also said to be intense political pressure not to take stern action against the airline which is promoted by a sitting Member of Parliament.
Click here to see the original article>A Mumbai-based travel agent said travellers booked on Kingfisher Airlines had to pay an additional Rs 2,000-3,000 for each ticket to complete their flight as they were forced to rebook at the last moment. Worried at the disturbing situation, the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has summoned Sanjay Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer, Kingfisher Airlines for a meeting in New Delhi today. It is widely expected that the airline will be told, in no uncertain terms, that it should stick to the schedule approved by the regulator. Kingfisher is also likely to be told of the various consequences of violating the rules, including the possibility of its operating licence being cancelled. The meeting has been called as no airline is allowed to cancel flights without informing the DGCA. There is also said to be intense political pressure not to take stern action against the airline which is promoted by a sitting Member of Parliament.