JOIN USDGCA had yesterday 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 held today, a Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) release said here. Airline including 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. The new format will enable passengers to see online the various fares offered by each member airline on every single route, it added.
Expressing willingness to work closely with government, FIA also urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to have a "rational and progressive look" at the current taxation levels on aviation turbine fuel, airport charges, efficiencies in air traffic management.
"Any lowering of costs of operations for the airlines will enable airlines to continue to offer low fares to the travelling public," it added.