Mumbai : According to a report, Air India plans to keep a tab electronically on fares offered by its peers, both on domestic, as well as international routes, and accordingly chart out its strategy. The airline has decided to implement a Fare Tracking System (FTS) which would enable it to monitor and compare various basic fares, taxes and other charges by airlines across geographies.

Besides tracking changes in fares, surcharges, taxes made by its competitors on various sectors, the system would also generate alerts every six hours. The system, once in place, will be available at around 45 locations/access IDs. FTS will also maintain database of historic fare/surcharge/taxes offered/changes made, going back past two years.

Air India recently invited tenders from interested FTS suppliers to install the system. According to the tender document, National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), which operates Air India, aims to empower its headquarters, regional office, six bases in India and all international stations with access to the FTS. The airline plans to track 300 origins and destinations (O&D) with an average of five airlines per O&D, spread across NACIL's domestic and international network, stated the tender document.