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No extra fee to be charged to issue boarding pass at check-in counters

With the onset of pandemic, the government had made it mandatory for passengers to do web check-in

Air passengers lined up at a terminal at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai (Photo: PTI)
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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Airlines can't charge any additional fee for issuing boarding pass at check-in counters in airports, the aviation ministry said on Thursday.

Airlines such as IndiGo, SpiceJet and Go First currently charge a fee of Rs 200 if a passenger wants the boarding pass to be issued at the check-in counter.

"It has come to the notice of MoCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) that airlines are charging additional amount for issuing boarding passes from the passengers," the ministry said on Twitter.

This additional amount is not in accordance with the instructions according to the provisions of Aircraft Rules, 1937, it said.

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Topics : Airports

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