Domestic flight passengers with no check-in baggage to get fare low cost
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Friday issued a round permitting airways to present concessions in ticket costs to home passengers with none check-in baggage.
Currently, a passenger can carry as much as 7 kgs of cabin baggage and 15 kgs of check-in baggage. Anything further is chargeable.
The DGCA mentioned that “as part of airline baggage policy, scheduled airlines will be allowed to offer free baggage allowance as well as “zero baggage/no check-in baggage fares”.
“As part of airline baggage policy, scheduled airlines will be allowed to offer free baggage allowance as well as “zero baggage/no check in baggage fares”. This might be topic to the situation that the passenger reserving ticket underneath such fare scheme is made conscious of the costs that shall be relevant if the passenger turns up with the luggage for check-in on the airline counter. These relevant costs shall be cheap; prominently exhibited to the passenger on the time of reserving of ticket and in addition to be printed on the ticket,” the round learn.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation points a round, permitting airways to present concessions in ticket costs to passengers who carry no baggage. pic.twitter.com/o8ygs7kkGo
— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2021
“On the basis of various feedback received, it is felt that many times these services provided by the airlines may not be required by the passengers while travelling. Considering the fact that unbundling of services and charges thereto has the potential to make basic fare more affordable and provide consumer an option of paying for the services which he/she wishes to avail, it has been decided by the government to allow these services to be unbundled and charged separately on opt-in basis,” the DGCA added.
On February 11, the Ministry of Civil Aviation elevated the minimal and most airfares throughout all bands, in a transfer that, on the one hand, would offer huge reduction to financially distressed airways however, on the opposite, would make air journey costlier for passengers no less than until March 31. The decrease and higher limits on airfares have been elevated by 10-30 per cent, as per a notification issued on Thursday.
The recent decrease and higher restrict fares are: Rs 2,800-Rs 9,800; Rs 3,300-Rs 11,700; Rs 3,900-Rs 13,000; Rs 5,000-Rs 16,900; Rs 6,100-Rs 20,400; Rs 7,200-Rs 24,200, respectively. Under the outdated fare guidelines, the decrease and higher limits for these bands have been: Rs 2,500-Rs 7,500; Rs 3,000-Rs 9,000; Rs 3,500-Rs 10,000; Rs 4,500-Rs 13,000; Rs 5,500-Rs 15,700 and Rs 6,500-Rs 18,600, respectively.
