New Delhi(India): The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday said airlines could not charge any additional fee for issuing boarding passes at check-in counters in airports.
Many airlines charge Rs 200 if a passenger wants a boarding pass issued at the check-in counter instead of a web check-in.
“It has come to the notice of the MoCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) that airlines are charging additional amount from the passengers for issuing boarding passes,” the ministry said.
It said this additional amount is not by the provisions of the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
Given the above, the airlines are advised not to charge any additional amount for issuing boarding passes at the airport check-in counters. The ministry said the same could not be considered within the ‘tariff’ provided under Rule 135 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937.