DGCA aur Airlines ke beech, Fare Data ko lekar takrar!
DGCA, yani Directorate General of Civil Aviation, agle week airlines ke top executives ke saath meeting karegi. Yeh meeting isliye ho rahi hai kyunki airlines ne detailed airfare data share karne se mana kar diya hai. Reports ke mutaabik, government ko yeh data chahiye taki woh airfares ke upar aur down hone ki wajah samajh sake, khaaskar bade events jaise cricket matches, concerts aur festivals ke time par.
Kya hai DGCA ka plan?
Sources ke hisaab se, DGCA airlines dwara set kiye gaye current airfare range ki jaanch kar sakti hai aur ek realistic range set kar sakti hai, jiske monthly reviews bhi honge. Khaas baat yeh hai ki India mein airfare deregulated hai, matlab market forces demand aur supply ke hisaab se prices decide karte hain. Lekin, DGCA ke paas ek tariff monitoring unit hai, jo 2010 mein banaya gaya tha, taki airfares par nazar rakhi ja sake aur airlines apne declared fare range mein hi rahein.
Airlines ne kyun mana kiya data share karne se?
December mein, DGCA ne airlines se pichle do saal ka passenger data maanga tha, jismein fare details, booking dates, base fares, aur har flight ke passenger count jaisi cheezein shaamil thi. 3 March ko, DGCA ne airlines ko fir se data share karne ke liye kaha, taki peak summer season se pehle pricing trends ko study kiya ja sake aur tariff monitoring unit ko strong banaya ja sake, taki airlines koi bhi galat pricing na kar sake. Lekin, badi airlines ne yeh data share karne se inkaar kar diya. IndiGo, Air India, aur SpiceJet, jinhe Federation of Indian Airlines represent karti hai, ka kehna hai ki yeh sensitive information hai, aur agar yeh external consultants ke saath share ki gayi toh unki competitiveness ko nuksan ho sakta hai, jisse unhe financial aur strategic setbacks ho sakte hain.
Mahakumbh mein bhi badhe the fares
Aapko yaad hoga ki Prayagraj mein Mahakumbh ke time par airfares aasmaan chhu rahe the. Tab government ne intervene kiya tha aur airlines ko flights badhane ya fares kam karne ke liye kaha tha. Us time, Delhi-Prayagraj ka one-way ticket 40,000 rupees tak pahunch gaya tha, jo baad mein kam ho kar 15,000 rupees tak aa gaya tha.
Government ka kya kehna hai?
Reports ke mutaabik, government ne 2010 ke ek circular ka ek provision hata diya hai, jiske under airlines 24 ghante ke andar ticket prices change kar sakte the. Union Civil Aviation Minister ne Rajya Sabha mein bataya ki is flexibility ki wajah se airlines prices mein jaldi badlav kar paate the, jo aksar unke liye hi faydemand hota tha. Ab, airlines ko specific routes ke liye apne pricing decisions DGCA ko ek mahine pehle submit karne honge. Government tariff monitoring unit ko bhi upgrade karne ka soch rahi hai, taki ticket price spikes ka pata chal sake.
IATA ki study kya kehti hai?
November 2024 mein International Air Transport Association (IATA) ki ek study se pata chala hai ki airfares consumer inflation se kam speed se badhe hain, khaaskar jet fuel costs ke comparison mein, jo airlines ke expenses ka kareeb 40% hota hai.
