air travelers The arbitrariness of the airlines is not ending. Let us tell you that while buying a flight ticket, a large number of Indians have to pay extra fee for the seat. This fact has come to light in a survey. About 44 percent of the people surveyed complained about paying additional fees. However, the government has already given strict instructions to the airlines companies on this issue. A survey by ‘LocalCircles’ has revealed that airlines are charging between Rs 200 and Rs 2,000 as seat allocation fee. The passengers included in the survey said that the airline has collected extra charges from them, which can range from five to 40 percent of the air fare.
Extra charge for sitting with family
According to the survey, the consumer affairs ministry and consumer regulator Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) had called a meeting of airline companies on this issue late last year. At the meeting he was questioned about alleged unfair trade practices and misleading claims of “free” web check-in. The survey received more than 41,000 responses from consumers in 339 districts of the country. It focuses on the problems travelers face when booking travel with family members, especially small children. According to the survey, if a family wants to sit together, they have to spend more than the actual ticket price as most seats on many airlines are available for an additional payment of Rs 200 to Rs 2,000.
Recovery in the name of seat allotment fee
Otherwise family members will have to sit in different rows as some airlines do not require extra payment only for the middle seat. According to survey estimates, some airlines now charge seat allocation fees for about 80 percent of the seats. Nearly 65 percent of travelers who booked a flight in the last 12 months paid an additional fee to reserve a seat one or more times. There has been very modest improvement in people’s ability to get a free seat when booking a flight over the past 12 months.
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