From Rs 2,000 to Rs 18,600: Here's how much air tickets will cost you
To ensure affordable air ticket fares for passengers and at the
same time maintain financial viability for airlines in the times of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has
capped air fares for three months. This is the first time since fares were
deregulated in 1994 that a government has decided to interfere with pricing of
air tickets. While announcing the resumption of air transport from March 25,
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said there would be fare caps and
floor prices based on flight duration.
How are the flight fares going to
be fixed?
The
flight routes have been divided into seven bands based on the flight duration.
The first band, which would have its specific lower and upper limits of air
fare, will consist of flights that are of less than 40 minutes. Second, third,
fourth and fifth bands of upper limits would be of flights with durations of
40-60 minutes, 60-90 minutes, 90-120 minutes and 120-150 minutes, respectively.
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