Full Refund For Air Tickets Booked Amid Lockdown: What Supreme Court Said | Read

Airlines will have to refund money collected from tickets that were cancelled following the coronavirus induced lockdown without any cancellation charge, the Supreme Court said today. The three-judge Bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, passed the order after taking into account the recommendations of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to refund ticket fares and also approved a credit shell scheme which will be valid till March 31. The judgement applies for bookings made for both domestic and international tickets during the period.