You'll now have to shell out extra for IndiGo web check-in

NEW DELHI: In an effort to get profitable, IndiGo and Jet Airways have resorted to different strategies to increase revenue and reduce costs.IndiGo on Sunday made Web check-in chargeable by introducing a price for every seat, while Jet Airways has informed its Jet-Privilege loyalty programme members who are flying economy class that they will no longer have access to its lounge.Responding to a tweet from one of its customers, IndiGo said its passengers will have to pay for a seat to complete their Web check-in. “As per our revised policy, all seats will be chargeable for Web check-in. Alternatively, you may check-in at the airport for free. Seats will be assigned as per the availability,” the airline said.The price ranges between Rs 200 and Rs 1,000 depending on the seat a passenger selects — front row seats and emergency seats, due to the extra leg space, is charged higher than other seats.Jet Airways said the industry, over the past several months, has been hurt by escalating costs due to surging crude oil prices and a weak rupee, coupled with low yields in an over capacitated market.“In view of this extremely challenging operating environment, we are constrained to take a series of measures to rationalise costs, one of which is to temporarily limit complimentary lounge access for our guests travelling on economy. As an interim measure, effective December 1, 2018, complimentary lounge access will only be available for our first class and premiere guests,” Jet said.The airline, earlier allowed Jet-Privilege members with Platinum and Gold status to use the lounge at airports even when they were flying economy and last week informed the members about the change in policy.UPDATEMeanwhile, the government has said that it will review IndiGo's decision to charge more for web check-in. "We are reviewing these fees to see whether they fall within the unbundled pricing framework," the aviation ministry said in a statement on Monday morning. Interglobe chairman Devadas Mallya passes awayInterGlobe Aviation, which operates IndiGo airline, on Sunday said its chairman Devadas Mallya Mangalore passed away in the morning, reports PTI.He was also a non-executive independent director. The company informed about the demise in a filing to the BSE.He had served as chairman and managing director of Bank of Baroda and Bank of Maharashtra.

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