Travel agents call off their ban against Air-India
Travel agents across the country have called off their 19-day agitation against Air-India and European carriers after getting an assurance from the A-I top brass that their grievances would be looked into.
“Travel agents across the country have decided to take back the decision of suspending ticket sales of Air-India and other European airliners after getting an assurance from the management that our problems pertaining to commission cuts would be considered,” President of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), Balbir Mayal told a news agency here today.
The strike had little impact on the carriers as they had kept open their reservation offices and selling tickets at “competitive fares".
A-I along with European carriers, Singapore Airlines and Asiana Airlines has decided to cut agents commission from seven to five per cent with effect from May 01 in line with the global practice of cutting distribution costs due to which agents had decided to ban sale of A-I tickets from April 01.
“We have received a letter from the A-I management inviting US for discussions on the issue. We are planning to meet them next week to sort out our differences and find an amicable solution which would avoid loss of business to both the affected parties,” Mayal said.
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