Government extends cap on airfare, capacity till 31 May

NEW DELHI : The government has extended the cap on domestic airfare, which was earlier slated till 30 April, to 31 May, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said in a circular on Monday.

Along with this, the MoCA has also capped the maximum capacity utilised by airlines to 80% of that of the summer schedule of 2020, till May-end.

The decision was taken as per the prevailing situation involving the covid-19 pandemic which has resulted in a health crisis throughout the county.

Indian civil aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had in March allocated 18,843 departures per week for domestic airlines during the upcoming summer schedule 2021