Two Indian Airlines and Singapore Airlines announced low fares

To attract summer holiday traffic like Air India did, two Indian airlines and Singapore Airlines announced low air fares and special schemes. A discount of up to Rs 500 per return-trip being announced by Spice Jet under a special scheme, Jetlite also did the same on Wednesday by keeping the fare as low as Rs 4170, excluding passenger service fee and the development fees charged by certain major airports.

Air India on Monday announced advance purchase fares, available on 35 domestic sectors; of Rs 2494 one way if booked 20 days in advance and Rs 2694 if bought 10 days before travel. A ‘Fabulous Singapore Stopover’ package for USD one only for the first night stay in Singapore is offered by Singapore Airlines, together with the Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Changi Airport. Exclusive deals on hotel stay, airport transfers and entry to some Singapore’s leading tourist attractions are some of the things covered in package.

Travel agents protest against foreign airlines commission denial

The travel agents all over India are planning to protest on 30th Jan’09 against the foreign airlines those who have refused to pay the commissions to them. It has been noticed by the travel agents that they have not been paid the commissions on the air ticket booking of the airlines. The international airlines such as Singapore airlines, Lufthansa airlines, Qatar airways, Air France and many more which are operating there airlines in India has deprived the travel agents of the commission on airline tickets booking.

The domestic airlines later on after the protest agreed to pay on 3 percent of airfare. An official of foreign airline said that there would be a temporary reduction in the Indian flights airfares that’s why they were unable to pay the commissions to the travel agents. Now, the airlines are selling the tickets from their offices or online through their websites as there are unable to pay commission to the travel agents.