New Delhi, July
13:
The domestic
airline industry has been asked to prominently display and include in its
tariff sheets the charges for providing conveniences such as online bookings or
printing of tickets, if it is levied by them.
This was one of
the issues that was raised at a meeting that the newly appointed
Director-General of Civil Aviation, Mr Prashant Sukul, had with Chief Executive
Officers and senior officials of the domestic airlines here on Friday.
Payment of
salaries
Airlines were
also asked to ensure timely payment of salaries to their staff. At least two
airlines —Air India and Kingfisher Airlines — have defaulted in payment of
salaries to their staff. Sections of Kingfisher Airlines’ pilots recently
struck work to protest against the non-payment of five months back-wages.
Similarly, employees of Air India are owed at least two months back-wages.
Safety
standards
The airlines
were also asked to strictly adhere to the prescribed safety standards.
Briefing
newspersons after the meeting, Mr Sukul said that the airlines were asked to
adhere to their flight schedules which had been approved by the DGCA. “By and
large, almost all airlines are following the schedule approved by the DGCA.
There are always some cancellations but it is nothing alarming,” he said.
The airlines
were also asked to keep a close watch on safety and security and if there were
any apprehensions with regard to financial stress affecting the carrier, the
DGCA should be immediately informed, it was said.
The Chief
Executive Officer, SpiceJet Airline, Mr Neil Mills, Executive Director, Air
India, Mr Vipin Sharma, the Senior Vice-President, Kingfisher Airlines, Mr
Hitesh Patel, were among the senior airline officials who attended the meeting.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article3636785.ece
No comments:
Post a Comment