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Saturday, 18 July 2015

State seeks Centre's intervention to reduce air fare in Gulf sector

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government sought the intervention of the Centre to reduce the hike in the prices of air ticket from destinations in West Asia to Kerala during the festival season. Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Minister K C Joseph wrote to the Union Civil Aviation Minister following reports that airlines were charging five to seven times of the normal air fare in the sector in view of the heavy rush of passengers during the forthcoming Ramzan.
He requested the minister to take steps to operate more flights in the sector by Air India. Stating that it was a cruel on Keralites who wanted to reach Kerala during the festival season, he urged the Centre to direct foreign airlines to reduce the fare.
Read news in full 11/07/15 Kaumudi Online

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