Airticket is will be more expensive from Saturday (1Nov. 2008) for those who buy tickets through travel agents. All airlines have decided to stop paying commission on ticket sales. So, travel agencies have decided to charge a transaction fee of Rs 350 to Rs 500 on domestic tickets sold by them.

For the international tickets, the fee will be higher. Agents will be charging Rs 2,500 per ticket for economy class and Rs 5,000 for business and Rs 10,000 for each first class ticket to all parts of the world except southeast Asia and the Gulf.

Till now, a 5% commission for agents was built into airline fares.

News Source: Times Of India