Air passengers land a good deal

New Delhi: In many ways 2013 was the year of the flyer. Good news for travellers started in January itself, when SpiceJet offered 10 lakh seats at an all-inclusive fare of Rs 2,013 on any domestic flight between February 1 and April 30.
So overwhelming was the response that the airline’s website crashed.
A few months later, Jet Airways announced a similar discounted fare scheme. SpiceJet came up with another limited period scheme in December, when it offered a 15 per cent discount on 12 international routes and a 25 per cent discount on six domestic routes.
From January 1, flying out of Delhi also became cheaper with the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mandating that the development fee for departing passengers be cut by 50 per cent.

The DGCA also said the development fee should be refunded to those who had booked tickets before January 1 for travel after that date.
However, the passengers did have a harrowing time trying to get refunds.
Read News In Full 29/12/13 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line