A group of 20 members of parliament on Wednesday submitted a representations to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju to look the exploitation of passengers by the airlines.
Led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and chairman of parliamentary committee on energy Kirit Somaiya, the MPs expressed their concern over the conduct of airlines and asked the government to stop the arbitrary fare hike by Indigo, Jet Airways and others.
"As there is no proper forum, regularisation, redressal system, the air companies used the monopolistic atmosphere, go for cartelsation and exploit the air travellers," the MPs alleged in the representation.
In summer, Diwali and Christmas vacations fares are hiked in monopolistic manner, it added.
Somaiya told IANS that the minister has assured the MPs that he would try to find ways.
