Indian airlines are in no mood to give perks to MPs
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Indian airlines have decided not to entertain demands of Members of the Parliament (MP). They have decided not to roll out quota of seats on flights, air travel facilities and assistance at airports to board and deboard a plane.
A meeting was called by the
A senior executive said that the decisions on the perks should be decided by the airlines.
"We are private enterprises. We already pay taxes and should not be burdened with these additional costs," he told ET.
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However, one of the many MPs attending the meeting agreed that fares should be fair. "If one has to travel to, say, Mumbai tomorrow, one will have to pay a few thousand more than what one will for a flight a few days later. This (surge pricing) should stop," the MP said.
Other things were also brought to light in the meeting. Certain suggestions like preference to MPs while allotting front row seats (which have more leg room), an end to the practice of travel agents charging fares higher than airline websites and providing them wheelchairs and carts to commute from the entrance of the airport terminal to the vehicle that takes them to the tarmac were made.
The panel is lead by MP
(image:indiatimes)
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