DUSHANBE
, June 5, Asia-Plus – Tajik State Air Company “Tojikiston” has lowered individual air fares.
According to information from Tajik national air carrier, they have lowered prices of tickets on the flight from
Dushanbe
to
Moscow
from US$345 to US$310 for “economic” class and from US$390 to US$370 for “business” class. The price of the ticket on the flight from
Moscow
to
Dushanbe
for “business” class has been lowered from US$330 to US$280, according to the air carrier spokeswoman Nazira Davlatova said. At the same time, the prices of the ticket on flight from
Moscow
to
Dushanbe
for «economic» class have increased from US$205 to US$240. The source says they have done so for the purpose of attracting passengers and providing competitiveness of Tajik air lines.
Besides, beginning on June 10, the Tajik lair carrier also will lower the prices of the tickets on flights from
Dushanbe
to Russian cities of Yekaterinburg and
Novosibirsk
by US$10.00.
Since June 1, ticket for the flight from
Dushanbe
to Samara has been sold for US$265.00, while earlier it had cost US$290. The price of the ticket from Samara to
Dushanbe
has remained the same – US$170.00.
In the meantime, the antimonopoly agency deputy head Amonullo Ashurov has told Asia-Plus that changes made to the tickets prices had not been coordinated with the antimonopoly commission. “The air carrier’s had to submit to the antimonopoly agency documents explaining reasons for lowering the tariffs, but we have not yet received the appropriate documents,” Mr. Ashurov said, adding that although the air carrier has lowered the air fares it should pay the fine determined at 160,000 Somonis for ignoring the antimonopoly agency’s ruling.
We will recall that Tajik Antimonopoly Committee has imposed a fine of 160,000 Somonis (equivalent to 8,000 minimal monthly wages) on Tajik State Air Company “Tojikiston” for ignoring the antimonopoly commission’s ruling to lower individual air fares. On May 24, the antimonopoly agency instituted case against the airline “Tojikiston” for excessively high prices. It is the second case over the past five years when a fine is recovered from the national air carrier for ignoring rulings given by the antimonopoly agency. It is to be noted that as law-applying body the Antimonopoly Committee has the right of imposing fines of up to 20,000 minimal monthly wages for ignoring its ruling.
