Despite the request of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, several airlines are charging a rough fare from tourists stranded in Kashmir to return home. After the Pahalgam terror attack, the airlines increased the fare from Srinagar by two to four times the fare for major cities of the country. Many passengers shared the screenshot on social media and said that even in this difficult situation, airline companies are not missing any opportunity to earn profits.
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Due to the complaints of the people, Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu held an immediate meeting with all airline operators and issued strict instructions against the increase in fares, asking the airlines to maintain regular fare levels to ensure that no passenger was burdened during this sensitive time. He also directed all the airlines to coordinate with the state governments and local authorities, supporting the deceased persons to their home states. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation also asked the airlines not to increase the prices of tickets for flights from Srinagar. Apart from this, they asked the airlines to increase the number of flights to bring tourists back from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Booking canceler gets full money: Tourism Secretary
The central government has written a letter to the hotel, transport, tour, online tour operator and travel agent association, directing to return the entire money on cancellation of ticket booking. In the letter written, it is said that the fees of cancellation of booking should not be deducted for tourists who want to cancel the visit to Jammu and Kashmir. – V Vidyavati, Tourism Secretary
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On searching on the airline operators website, either ticket prices have increased or tickets have been sold. The fare from Srinagar to Delhi on Wednesday reached beyond 50 thousand rupees per person. Although the fare decreased slightly after the instructions of the ministry, but the prices of tickets on Wednesday and Thursday are still seen to be 17 thousand. The price of some airlines is also up to 23 thousand.
IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa and SpiceJet waived the cancellation fee
IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa and Spice Jet have announced that the flights on all Srinagar flights booked by April 20 have been waived till April 30.
Also read: Pahalgam Attack: Government will hold an all -party meeting today, military action on Pakistan is possible; Rites of dead in states
Seeing the guests going back, heart is breaking: Omar
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wrote on the social media platform that it is sad to see our guests going in this way after a sad terrorist attack in Pahalgam, but we also understand why people want to go. DGCA and Ministry of Civil Aviation are working to arrange additional flights. National Highway-44 between Srinagar and Jammu has been restored for traffic in one direction. He said that I have instructed the administration to facilitate traffic between Srinagar and Jammu so that the vehicles of tourists can come out.
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