New Delhi: Foreign diplomats of countries where Indian dignitaries have to pay for lounge access at airports will now have to do the same here. Aviation minister Ajit Singh has ordered the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to make available free lounge access only on a reciprocal basis.
The move comes after the airport passes of US diplomats were withdrawn following the controversy surrounding Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat accused of visa fraud in New York.
"There are countries which charge to give lounge access to our dignitaries. So far, we had been giving lounge access to foreign dignitaries for free. Now, we will do so on a reciprocal basis and I have asked AAI to make lounge access available for a charge," Ajit Singh told TOI.
Similar instructions will be issued to metro airports, such as those in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore which are run by private players and are major gateways to India.
Read News In full 02/02/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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