Staff Correspondent
Port Blair, Jan 02: Just before the crisis of Kingfisher Airlines, thousands of tickets were sold by the Airlines via different Travel Portals and agents. In those days thousands of Islanders also booked kingfisher fight tickets for Mainland India happily as at that point of time, tickets were sold even at the rate of about Rs. 2,500 and Rs.3000.
As the rates were surprisingly low, many people booked tickets for all family members and planned a holiday in mainland India but to their dismay, soon the Airlines fell into crisis and all the flights were grounded.
Naturally all the tickets purchased by Islanders were of no use. Even call centres of Kingfisher Airlines, which were assuring refund, stopped responding to customers’ call.
Worst hit were the petty travel agents, who had booked tickets for Islanders from the travel portals like Flight Raja (via), Yatra, EC Travel House, Travelogy India etc. As neither the Travel Portals nor the Kingfisher Airlines are refunding money to the passengers, these travel agents are facing daily abuse and threatening from customers, who are now demanding their money back from the travel agents.
Just before grounding of Kingfisher Airlines travel agents of A & N Islands had sold tickets worth several lakhs, which was surprisingly high compared to normal sale. For example agencies like S**ya Travelaids sold tickets worth Rs. 11 Lakh, Dw**p Air Travels sold tickets worth Rs. 20 Lakhs, Para***se Travels Rs. 11 Lakhs etc etc.
Sadly all these amount have now vanished in thin air. Neither the passengers could fly on these tickets nor did they get refund. Now the question is where all these money has gone? And why the Police Department is not arresting the cheaters even after registering of complaints by public and travel agents?
The Airlines company or the travel portals have looted public openly and illegally earned several crores from innocent public. Genearl Public who has been cheated now demands a thorough inquiry in this regard and criminal case on those who have played with public sentiment.
