Domestic airlines start route fare display on websites

NEW DELHI: Complying with the directives of DGCA, domestic airlines on Tuesday said they have started publishing different fare levels for each route. DGCA had on Monday directed all Indian carriers to show route-wise and date-wise airfares on their websites by Wednesday evening and ensure transparency so that flyers do not feel cheated by high ticket prices.

The decision to display route-wise airfares was taken after a meeting on Tuesdays, a Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) release said. Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines, Paramount Airways and SpiceJet are the members of FIA.

According to the decision taken by the companies, on the first day of each month, airlines will furnish a copy of the tariff they would charge, route-wise , across their network, to DGCA and also provide the same information on their websites, the statement added.

Over the past few weeks, fares charged by domestic airlines have come under sharp criticism. All FIA members have decided that they will make available the fare-related information in a consumer-friendly format, the release said. The websites of FIA members will display tariff sheets indicating the range of fares on all routes.