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Denied boarding? Flight delayed? Airline should compensate you!

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June 5, 2016

Mangaluru, Jun 5: Here is a good news for frequent air travellers. The ministry of civil aviation is considering a proposal to improve the passenger rights including double refund in case of boarding denial.

flightIn present situation, if an airline denies you boarding at the last minute under some pretext even after advance confirmation of the ticket, you can only get your ticket fair refunded.

You need to shell out double the amount for an alternative flight to the same destination as spot booking is always expensive. You can only curse the airline for overbooking' the plain and fooling you.

However, if the passenger-centric measures of the ministry come through, airlines would pay you fine too while refunding the ticket fair.

As per the new rules, passengers who report to the airport on time before the scheduled departure of the flight and are denied boarding by airlines will get double the amount of the original ticket price or the cost of the ticket on that particular date, whichever is less.

The compensation for flight delays and cancellations would also be enhanced. Aggrieved air passengers would also be able to register complaints with and redress grievances from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) via an online platform.

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SK
 - 
Sunday, 5 Jun 2016

Good move.....implement such punishments in all walks of Govt departments.....Then our India will march ....... Naren from Singapore will definitely think of shifting to India permanently......

haaris
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Sunday, 5 Jun 2016

Whether it applies for Air India Express ??

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July 8,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka has drafted 1,246 government employees into the crucial task of contact tracing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and they have been warned of action if they refuse to work.

These are Group A, B and C employees from various departments who have been asked to report to senior IAS officer V Manjula, who heads a task force on Covid-19 contact tracing.

In an order, Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday said additional human resources were required to strengthen contact tracing, which is “a very important part” of controlling the spread of Covid-19.

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May 13,2020

Mangaluru, May 13: Dakshina Kannada today recorded its fourth death due to novel coronavirus.

The victim, identified by number P-536, is a 58-year-old woman from Boloor area of Manglauru. She was tested covid-19 positive on April 30. 

A patient with TB meningitis, the woman had been treated and discharged from Mangaluru’s First Neuro Hospital, which has emerged as covid-19 hub of coastal Karnataka.

In hospital she had reportedly come in contact with patient No 501 who worked as a sweeper in the same hospital. 

With this death, the number of active covid-19 cases reduced to 16 in Dakshina Kannada. The district has so far reported 34 covid-19 cases including four deaths. 14 have been discharged.

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July 13,2020

Mangaluru, July 13: A week-long lockdown will be imposed in Dakshina Kannada from the night of July 15, according to district in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary.

The decision was taken in a meeting of elected representatives in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh. The DC is expected to issue guidelines for the lockdown soon. 

In a video message, Poojary said that during the video conference, chief minister B S Yediyurappa asked the administrations and elected representatives of the respective district to take a call on re-imposing lockdown to check the mounting coronavirus cases. 

“We have decided to impose a week-long lockdown from the night of July 15. Hence, people should buy all necessary things for a week before the beginning of lockdown,” he Mr Poojary. 

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