Twitter calls web check-in airline rule absurd, Scindia agrees to examine

Updated : May 14, 2022 10:12
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PTI

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said he is examining the matter of airlines charging passengers a fee for issuing boarding passes at check-in counters inside the terminals.

A passenger named Neeti Shikha said on Twitter: "New rule of SpiceJet. If you wish to get a boarding card at the check in counter, you need to pay extra. This is like telling a customer in a restaurant that if you want eat in a plate, you will be charged. Wonder what's consumer forum doing!"

Journalist Madhavan Narayanan called this practice of airlines as "ridiculous". 

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In response, Scindia said: "Agreed, will examine this asap!"

Currently, many airlines in India charge passengers a certain fee for issuing boarding passes at check-in counters.

This practice was vigorously implemented by the airlines with the onset of the pandemic when the government had made it mandatory for passengers to do web check-in.

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