Airlines seek tariff relief to survive coronavirus impact

NEW DELHI: The airline industry, which is badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, has sought for temporary tariff relief from the government in the form of 30 per cent reduction in aeronautical charges for the next six months.

“We would like to appeal to your office to offer relief measures to the airlines, by means of 30 per cent reduction in aeronautical charges for a period of six months…airlines are in the brunt of a recessionary situation with decrease private demand,” the Board of Airline Representatives in India (BALR) said in a letter to the aviation ministry.