Govt looking into airfare surge; there are not enough planes given travel demand: Aviation minister Scindia
NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of the surge in airfares on sectors where Go First had a strong presence, Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has put together agroup to study the spikes.
“We are doing a full analysis on these routes and we will speak to our airlines to make sure that fares are within a certain level. We will try our best but it’s an issue created by an unforeseen demand-supply imbalance,” he said on Thursday.
For instance, Delhi-Leh return fares had touched Rs 52,000 — as opposed to Rs 52,000 for Delhi-Paris return — some days back in this peak demand season. Scindia identified airports like Srinagar and Puneas being the most affected, with Ahmedabad also hit slightly, for this reason.
