Cebu Pacific raises the stakes in the APAC region low cost war, while an interesting development in India could well lead to a serious recovery for a troubled airline…and watch that Euro

As we already know, Air India has turned down the request of travel agents to defer the implementation of weekly remittance plans and accept credit card bookings. But there is a more significant side to this very important story as Air India moves to reduce the three percent commission it pays to agents on sales to cut down on its distribution costs. Travel agents anticipate Jet Airways will also reduce commission too. “If Air India reduces commission, we may follow suit,” a Jet Airways source said. This is a huge story as in India 80% of all airline tickets are