Jet Airways agrees to pay 3 per cent commission to travel agents

Jet Airways today announced a three per cent commission on gross fare for ticket sales by booking agents with immediate effect.

The commission scheme would replace the transaction fee model, which was introduced recently, a Jet Airways press release said .

''Recognising the difficult economic environment for the travel industry as a whole, Jet Airways engaged in a constructive and intensive dialogue with the Travel Agency Associations to find solutions acceptable to the airline and the partners in the travel trade. As a result of this dialogue Jet Airways has agreed to pay three per cent commission on gross fare (defined as basic fare plus fuel surcharge) of domestic and international tickets sold in India. The commission scheme will come into effect immediately and will replace the transaction fee model recently introduced,'' the release said.
 
Earlier, six associations - Travel Agents' Federation of India (TAFI), Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI), Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) and Enterprising Travel Agents Association of India (ETAA) - had announced a boycott of sale of Jet Airways and its subsidiary Jetlite's tickets from 4 December in protest against the withdrawal of the transaction fee to travel agents.