INDIAN TRAVEL AGENTS CANNOT KEEP WORKING FOR FREE
UFTAA has been closely monitoring the situation of the Travel Agents of India with
regards to their rightful claim for airlines to allow them a commission on sales of
airline tickets.
Over two years ago Airlines were directed by the Kerala High Court and Karnataka
High Court to give commission as a form of compensation to travel agents. The travel
agents have been waiting ever since for the ‘zero commission’ airlines to come out
with the quantum of commission.
The Supreme Court has put the travel agents under duress by disallowing them to
charge a transaction fee for their work in selling airlines tickets.
The Government of India has been dragging its feet, for over two years, without
enforcing the courts’ decision. It has not directed the ‘zero commission’ airlines to
implement the courts’ order and to finally decide on the quantum of commission
payable to travel agents.
UFTAA calls upon the authorities and the airlines involved to take immediate and
necessary steps to find a solution to this impasse which has been causing harm to the
livelihood of the Indian Travel Agents, their staff and families.
Monaco, June 2013