Govt to fix domestic air fares for 3 months: Hardeep Singh Puri

The government will fix air fares for three months when domestic flights resume from Monday, said the civil aviation minister as he explained new norms for flying during the coronavirus pandemic.

For the Delhi-Mumbai route, the upper limit for flight fare would be Rs 10,000, said Hardeep Singh Puri at a press conference in Delhi. Passengers would have to reach an airport two hours before their flight time and they will allowed only one check-in package, he said.

The government will cap and minimum and maximum ticket fares based on routes, he said. The fare bands will decided according to flight time.