Air India’s ‘Companion Free Scheme’ to stop
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The Minister of Civil Aviation in India, Ajit Singh has directed Air India to stop the Companion Free Scheme with immediate effect.
The Vigilance Department of Air India discovered serious irregularities and misuse of the Companion Free Scheme (CFS) in Air India while scrutinizing the CFS data from October 2011 to April 2012 for tickets issued at Delhi airport.
Under the scheme, passengers buying first class, business class tickets or full fare economy class tickets are entitled to one free ticket for their companion.