Indian cancellations to increase

The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry is likely to announce soon new norms for ticket cancellation, baggage and denied boarding. The move also comes after domestic air passengers’ body Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) had written to the civil aviation ministry and aviation regulator DGCA to address these issues including adequate compensation to fliers in the eventuality of their flight getting cancelled or delayed. At present a passengers receive between Rs 2,000-4,000 depending upon the duration of the delay. According to DGCA, more than two-thirds of the airline flights in April were cancelled due to technical and operational reasons affecting