Domestic flight ticket rates set to rise as Centre relaxes cap on price bands
The ministry of civil aviation on Thursday extended the cap on domestic flights’ price bands till March 21 but it allowed the airlines to increase the upper and lower cap on the fares by up to 30%.
The Centre had imposed a cap on domestic airfare after resumption of flights on May 25 last year, following a two month suspension of services imposed due to the lockdown, to curb the spread of Covid 19.
As per the order issued by the civil aviation ministry on Thursday, airlines will be allowed to charge more from passengers as the government has allowed a substantial increase on the upper and lower limits of the price bands.
