Only Air India.
Written by Administrator on July 17th, 2009F.No.19024/1/2009-E.IV
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Expenditure)
New Delhi,dated the 13th July, 2009
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Air Travel on official account – both domestic and international
In partial modification of this Ministry’s OM No. F. No. 7(2)/E.Coord/2005 dated 23rd November, 2005 and in supersession of this Ministry’s OM No. 19024/1/E.IV/2005 dated 24.3.2006, it has been decided that in all cases of air travel, both domestic and international, where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials concerned may travel only by Air India.
2. For travel to stations not connected by Air India, the officials may travel by Air India to the hub/point closest to their eventual destination, beyond which they may utilize the services of another airline which should also preferably be an alliance partner of Air India.
3. In all cases of deviation from these orders because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability, individual cases may be referred to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for relaxation.
4. All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India are requested to strictly adhere to these instructions.
5. These orders will also apply to officials in autonomous bodies funded by Government of India.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Any person who booked tickets from other airlines prior to the date of issuing this order for LTC, what will they do? If cancelled tickets, who will pay the cancellation charges?
Awaiting for suggestion.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Is it applicable to LTC also ? If i want to avail LTC can i travel only by Air India? plz clarify
July 27th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Please clarify weather it is applicable to LTC travel also or not
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:50 am
Please clarify whether it is applicable to LTC or not?
August 6th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
We from Andaman Islands which is far from Chennai / Kolkata connected by AIR and Ship. If our Islands gets exemption from the above order will be great help for us.
August 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Sometimes serious patients were referred from our Andaman Islands (Far Flung Remote Islands) to Chennai by AIR. In Indian Airlines the fare is always above 10000 which is not bearable by common man (Group-D, Gourp-C staff). Hence the above order shall be exempted for our Islands. As we are fully dependant on AIR.
August 22nd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
pl.clarify whether this is applicable for LTC. I think LTC is not official tour because no DA is paid and no other benefits were given except the fare from point to point