Supreme Court on Airline Refund Issue

SC proposes to extend Credit Shell Validity.

Updated on 18/6/20

The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) had filed a petition in the Supreme Court on 5th of June, that the government should issue appropriate directives to airlines for a full refund for the flights cancelled due to COVID 19. The Apex Court asked the center & the airlines to file a reply within 3 weeks. They have also proposed to extend the validity of the Credit Shell to two years. 

The Airlines in their defense are claiming that the nowhere in the world, airlines are giving full refund. The losses incurred by the ailines during the lockdown is tremendous. As per International Air Transport Association (IATA) Airlines globally will loose approximately 84 billion during FY 2020.

The Apex court has directed the Airlines to discuss with Civil Aviation Ministry and come up with a solution.