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Government to curb high airfares
Posted on: 07/Jun/2016 2:34:29 PM
Airfares go up by around 40-50 percent during the festive seasons and vacations. Airlines had faced severe criticism when the fares had even touched as high as Rs.50, 000 for a one-way ticket between Bengaluru and Delhi during the Chennai floods in December last year. The price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) has been hiked four times and this is an extra burden to the airlines company.
At this juncture, Minister of state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma has said that the government is finally going to announce a mechanism soon to curb high airfares and unveil a new civil aviation policy to address all major issues affecting the sector.
Meanwhile, the government is also working on other ways to ensure that there are no steep movements in air ticket prices. These include allowing airlines to operate additional flights to the northeast and other areas during peak periods beyond their seasonal schedules. The government has proposed a limit of Rs 2,500 per ticket for a one-hour flight as part of larger efforts to boost regional air connectivity.
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