Minister Of Civil Aviation Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that a Tariff Analysis Unit had been set up by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to monitor route-wise tariff across their networks on a regular basis.
Patel stated that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had given powers under rule 135 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, to direct airlines to establish tariff considering all factors, publish the tariff on its website or 2 daily newspapers, maintain all records relating to tariff, and produce on demand by DGCA for inspection.
Director General may issue directions to the airlines in case airlines establish predatory or excessive tariff, or engage in oligopolistic practice.
In view of the recent reports of excessive tariff being charged by airlines on different routes, the Director General has issued direction to airlines to furnish established tariff route-wise, and fare category-wise on monthly basis, and also to notify noticeable changes to DGCA within 24 hours of affecting such a change.
The intention behind the above directions is to keep the passengers informed about pricing pattern of airlines. Further, DGCA has issued directions to the airlines to furnish details of route-wise tariff established by them across the network in various fare categories.
Courtesy: INN
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