The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to clarify its stand on complete refund of money for air tickets booked prior to lockdown but for travel as well as bookings made during the lockdown. It even wanted to know what’s the current position regarding refund if the airline cancels a flight due to technical reasons.
A bench led by justice Ashok Bhushan sought the clarification, saying “Flights have resumed and functioning now but if the flight operator cancels the flight due to some technical difficulty, then what is the position on refund?” It further queried solicitor general Tushar Mehta, “Suppose a ticket was booked on March 15, that is before the lockdown period, but the travel date was during the lockdown, even then also will full refund be given?”
