New Delhi: With public transport system in Haryana in complete disarray because of the Jat stir for quota, domestic airlines have decided to operate additional flights from New Delhi to Chandigarh, Amritsar and Jaipur to enable stranded people reach their destinations.
The decision came after the Civil Aviation Ministry asked the airlines to mount additional capacity on these routes as rail and road transport services were completely paralysed in the wake of the nearly week-long agitation.
Budget carrier SpiceJet said it is operating 14 additional services from the national capital to Chandigarh, Amritsar and Jaipur and back, while Jet Airways said it will operate two additional flights, one each to Chandigarh and Amritsar from Delhi on Monday.
National carrier Air India also operated one special flight to Chandigarh and Amritsar on Sunday with nominal fares. "The additional flights have been put in place at a very short notice and we are the only airline to be operating a total of seven additional return flights (14 one-way) on the requisite routes to facilitate the stranded commuters," SpiceJet said.
Jet Airways said it was operating additional services to assist those who have been inconvenienced by the lack of availability of other means of transportation to and from these cities. Gurgaon-based IndiGo said it was adding an additional flight on its Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Chandigarh routes, which will be operated on Monday.
"The airline will also commence two additional flights from Delhi to Chandigarh on February 23 to enable those stranded due to the ongoing protests to travel between the two cities," it said. Airport managers in these airports have been given clear instructions to facilitate best possible services to stranded passengers, IndiGo added.
GoAir will also operate four additional flights -- two each to Chandigarh and Jaipur -- from Delhi on Monday. Amid reports that some airlines were overcharging and that some travel portals were exhibiting fares as high as Rs 89,000 for a flight to Delhi from Chandigarh, Jet Airways on Sunday said it was not charging "high" air fares for flights.
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