Govt extends cap on domestic flight fares till May 31

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has extended fare capping in domestic flights till May 31, 2021. The cap on airline capacity at 80 percent would also be maintained till the end of next month. The order comes days after the airlines had appealed to the Government to reduce capacity to 60 percent as bookings had fallen due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The aviation companies had, earlier in April, knocked at the doors of the Government for help, as the second wave of Covid-19 wreaks havoc on aviation just when they started recovering from the first blow.

Under the fare structure, air routes are divided into sections based on travel time. Each section has its minimum and maximum fare.