The [Indian] government is planning to prescribe dos and don’ts to the airlines on its policy of unbundling airfares, which allows separate charges for preferred seats, extra baggage, meals-on-board and other such services. In its present shape, the policy has left both airlines and passengers dissatisfied.
To begin with, the government has now decided to tell all airlines to charge only a fixed percentage of the total seats in an aircraft, after passengers protested budget carrier IndiGo’s move of charging for all seats.
“The way airlines are behaving is the principle of an immature market…We will ask airlines to fix a percentage of seats, 15-20%, to be charged,” a senior official from civil aviation ministry said.
Subscribe to Skift Pro to get unlimited access to stories like these
{{monthly_count}} of {{monthly_limit}} Free Stories Read
Subscribe NowAlready a member? Sign in here
Subscribe to Skift Pro to get unlimited access to stories like these
Your story count resets on {{monthly_reset}}
Already a member? Sign in here
Subscribe to Skift Pro to get unlimited access to stories like these
Already a member? Sign in here