No ticket cancellation charges within 24 hours of booking

The aviation ministry recently introduced a new reform which states that no cancellation fee shall be charged from the passenger within 24 hours of cancellation. The move falls under the Air Sewa initiative.

As per the reports, the first draft of passenger’s charter mentions the new cancellation policy. The customer will not have to pay cancellation charges within 24 hours of ticket booking on the sole condition that the ticket is bought 96 hours prior departure. In case the passenger is intimated about the flight cancellation less than 2 weeks and up to 24 hours of the scheduled time of departure, the passenger must be offered an alternative flight, as per the rules.
The cancellation fee will be mandatorily printed on the air ticket so that the airline does not levy extra charges other than the basic fee and fuel surcharge. Recently, at a press meet, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha, looked into several reforms introduced under the Air Sewa initiative. News has it that the new aviation reforms shall be put into effect by July 15 in all likelihood.