Air tickets booked before Covid-19 lockdown may be refunded
Airlines will provide refunds for cancelled travel during the nationwide lockdown on tickets booked in advance, the Centre has proposed in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, reiterating that similar returns will be processed for bookings made during the period of curbs.
On June 12, the apex court, while hearing a plea filed by NGO Pravasi Legal Cell, asked the Centre, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and airlines to discuss full refunds of tickets for domestic and international flights that were cancelled due to the travel restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
In the affidavit filed before the Supreme Court after the deliberations, the civil aviation ministry and DGCA have proposed that all passengers will be entitled to refund of their tickets booked before March 25 within 15 days.
