NEW DELHI: The government will set a limit on air fares for three months until the end of August to ensure that passengers are not overcharged as flights resume on Monday after having been suspended for two months due to the lockdown. However, Maharashtra hasn’t taken a decision on quarantine-related matters, which will be critical for flights between Delhi and Mumbai, normally the busiest aviation corridor in India.
“We have decided on limiting fares based on flight duration,” aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced at a press conference on Thursday. “We have set seven fare categories under flight durations that start from flights up to 40 minutes till 210 minutes.”
The fare structure was released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday evening, starting at a minimum of Rs 2,000 for short durations and going to an upper limit of Rs 18,600 for the longest flights. While these fare regulations will be in force until August 24, they may be withdrawn before that if the pricing situation is conducive to such a move.
