The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is currently considering airlines' requests to increase the scope of charging for ancillary services, so that they can offer competitive airfares in a high-cost environment, at a time competition from foreign airlines is knocking at the door.
Some ancillary services leveraged both globally and in India include in-flight sales, in-plane and out-of-plane advertising, in-flight entertainment, cross sales (e.g. hotels, taxis), frequent flyer programmes, lounge access, excess baggage and similar convenience charges.
While Jet Airways plans to double ancillary income to 10% in the next two years, Air India plans to sell meals on board like budget carriers, providing choice to customers to save some amount on ticket charges.
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