Air travel becomes expensive as government announces 30 per cent fare hike
Air travel becomes expensive as government announces 30 per cent fare hike
ANI / Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 10:26 IST
The government on Thursday announced an increase in fares for
air travel by up to Rs 5,600, and as per aviation experts, the reason behind the hike is the increase in fuel prices.
As per an order from the
Ministry of Civil Aviation (
MoCA), it is a routine change. The upper price band on 180-210 minute flights which is now capped at Rs 18,600, will be increased by about 30 per cent to Rs 24,200, an increase of Rs 5,600. On the shortest route for the minimum price band, the price will be increased by 10 per cent, an increase of Rs 200, MoCA said.
Highlights
While announcing the resumption of scheduled domestic flights on May 21, 2020, the ministry had placed limits on airfares through seven bands.
They were classified on the basis of flight duration.
The first such band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration.
Passengers will have to shell out more money for air travel from now as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday increased the lower and upper limits on domestic airfares by 10 to 30 per cent. These new limits would remain in force up to March 31, 2021, or until further orders , the ministry said its order on Thursday.
While announcing the resumption of scheduled domestic flights on May 21, 2020, the ministry had placed limits on airfares through seven bands classified on the basis of flight duration. The first such band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration. The lower limit for the first band was increased on Thursday from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,200. The upper limit in th