NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said airfares in India will remain capped for three months till 24 August as the county gradually allows airlines to resume function, from 25 May, while battling covid-19.
Puri said airlines have been allowed to operate at one-third the capacity of the approved summer schedule for a month as India reopens the civil aviation sector, which has been battered by the novel coronavirus crisis.
The minister said the capping of air fares was decided keeping in mind the interest of passengers as well as airlines.
“Starting Monday, 25 May, we will recommence domestic civil aviation in a calibrated manner to a limited extent of the required and approved capacity of the summer schedule 2020,” he said.
