Stop charging flyers for checking-in at airports, govt directs airlines

Air travellers will no longer need to pay any additional fee for a boarding pass at airport check-in counters, the Ministry of Aviation said on Thursday.

Following a spate of complaints on Twitter, the aviation ministry has asked airlines to immediately stop levying a fee of about Rs 200 per passenger for this service. India’s largest airline IndiGo currently charges a fee if a passenger asks for a boarding pass at its check-in counter.

“It has come to the notice of the MCA that airlines are charging an additional amount for issuing boarding passes from passengers,” the ministry said in