Explained | Removal of price cap on domestic airfares
After a span of approximately 27 months, the government will remove limits imposed on domestic airfares on August 31, 2022.
In a statement earlier this month, the Civil Aviation Ministry said: “After review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel…it has been decided to remove the fare bands notified from time to time regarding the airfares with effect from August 31, 2022”.
What does this mean for flyers? Will domestic flight tickets get more expensive from today? Will they get cheaper? How does the move impact airline companies? DH brings you up to speed.
