Air India lands in another ticket scam

Loss-making Air India has flown into another multi-crore scam involving its staff passing on free tickets meant for families of the airline’s employees, to unscrupulous travel agents for sale at commercial rates to air passengers.

Air India’s vigilance department has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the fraud involving travel agents selling air tickets issued under Family Fare Scheme (FFS) of the airline.