Travel agents across the country on strike today
Nearly 2,200 travel agents across the nation will go on a one-day strike on Friday to protest Air-India’s plans to drop their commission from seven per cent to five per cent.
This was declared at a forum convened by travel associations including the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), the IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI).
Ajay Prakash, chairman, western region, TAFI, said, “Travel agents generate around Rs 2,500 crore business for Air-India. By dropping commissions they are biting the hands that feed them.”
The agents have also decided to suspend Lufthansa air tickets sales as they believe that multinational carriers like Lufthansa have prompted A-I to lower the rates so that even they can follow suit.
“The day we decided to suspend A-I’s ticket sales, many of our agents were capped by the other airlines. This shows that all these airline companies are hand-in-glove to give agents a raw deal”, added Prakash.
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