Domestic air travel curbs now till Nov 24

NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Friday extended restrictions on limited domestic flight operations and caps on air fares till November 24.

Currently, the Centre has allowed domestic flight operations to function at 45% of their total capacity. “We will be extending our capacity of flight operations beyond the 45 % limit soon. At present, flight operations are at around 28%,” a senior ministry official said.

Aviation regulator DGCA in

May had imposed upper and lower fare limits for flights. Airlines should adhere to the upper and lower limit of fares prescribed by the ministry during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ministry had said.

The government’s decision to temporarily fix a cap on air fares is impacting air travel demand as airlines are unable to offer tickets at lower prices to customers, aviation think tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said earlier this month.