Supreme Court, in a relief to passengers, has restrained the Federation of Indian Airlines from levying extra money who book air tickets through agents. “The transaction fee shall not be collected from any passenger in any form or under any other name,” a bench of justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur said.
The Bench gave the ruling came on an appeal against a Delhi High Court order that rejected the plea of a petitioner challenging the levy. The apex court also directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to examine the tariff structure of the airlines in view of their wide range of base prices for air tickets. The base price was in several bands, ranging in some cases from Rs 1,120 to Rs 36,566.
Counsel for the petitioner said the airlines introduced the transaction fee after they adopted a zero commission policy for their agents. Under transaction fee, the agents charged customers an amount of their choice, and it was not uniform.
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