A panel of parliamentarians met representatives of India's private airlines on Monday to discuss a matter of much urgency. Could they please, they asked, have seats reserved exclusively for them on private carriers like Indigo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet?
Could they please, they asked, have seats reserved exclusively for them on private carriers like Indigo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet?The quota, the MPs explained, was needed when parliament is in session as they are much inconvenienced by the unavailability of seats.The request of the lawmakers, who enjoy preferential treatment on national carrier Air India, was met with a dry "no.
"The private airlines, struggling to cut losses, said blocking of seats for MPs was not possible since these are "perishable commodities'' and every empty seat on a flight is money lost.Some lawmakers also asked to use electronic buggies at Delhi airport's Terminal 3 to avoid the long trek from the gates to the baggage pick-up area, but the GMR Group, which operates the airport, turned down this request too.
It said there was not enough space to deploy more buggies, which are meant to ferry elderly passengers only.The lawmakers were clearly miffed that their demands, which one of them said were rather reasonable, were turned down.
He had complained to private airline SpiceJet that he found the "VIP treatment" given to him "very embarrassing.
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