The Government-imposed upper and lower limits on airfares may be extended beyond August 24 depending upon how the situation turns out, Aviation Secretary PS Kharola said on Saturday.
Addressing a press conference along with Kharola, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Government will start thinking on resumption of international passenger flights in mid-July when it expects the domestic air traffic to reach 50-55 per cent of pre-COVID levels.
The Minister also said that all 650 commercial aircraft that are in India will start flying and operating flights by the end of the year. The Govt resumed domestic passenger flights from May 25 after nearly two months of suspension to combat the coronavirus outbreak, but placed lower and upper limits on airfares depending upon the flight duration. It had said on May 21 that these limits would be in place for a period of 3 months.
