No 'Companion Free Scheme' for Air India Staff

NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has directed Air India to stop the 'companion free scheme' (CFS), which allowed its employees to take their spouse or any other family member for free on the fare of a single ticket. "This action was taken, following the detection of irregularities. Vigilance Department of Air India earlier discovered serious irregularities and misuse of CFS from October, 2011, to April, 2012, for tickets issued at Delhi Airport," the civil aviation ministry said.

According to the ministry, from a sample of 332 CFS tickets issued at Delhi Airport terminal-III, irregularities were found in 196 tickets.