Rise in airfare driven by seasonality, fuel price hike: Scindia informs Parliament
NEW DELHI: The recent increase in airfare seen in India was driven by seasonality, demand-supply constraints, besides the rise in fuel prices, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia informed Parliament on Thursday.
He was asked by a member whether the rise in both domestic and international airfares had come to the government’s notice.
“The recent increase in airfare has been noticed in a few sectors, primarily driven by seasonality and demand-supply constraints. Further, the increase in airfare is also attributable to increase in fuel prices,” Scindia said in a written reply in Lok Sabha, adding that the government took steps to sensitize the airlines.
