Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has released a passenger charter on Wednesday that allows the rights of air travelers in India. The new rules laid under the charter will provide relief to the air travelers and will provide them with compensations as well.

The new charter rule will provide relief in the charges that the travelers have to pay on cancellation and reschedule of air travel. Given that the cancellation and rescheduling are caused by the airline concerned.

The new rule says that if the flight that is expected to delay for more than 4 hours then the airline is liable to arrange a free meal and refreshment for the passenger and if the delay happens for more than 6 hours then a full refund of the ticket will be provided to the passenger.