New Delhi:
The airlines may have caved to the government's demand for more transparency, and put their fares up on their website, but the battle it seems is far from over.
With spot fares still well above the agreed fareband, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel warned airlines that much more had to be done to protect passenger interests.
Speaking in the capital after a meeting with private players, Praful Patel emphasised that the government was by no means satisfied.
"We have spoken to the airlines. In the last 8-10 days after the DGCA's intervention, airlines have certainly come around and demonstrated more transparency in their fare structure. We feel much more needs to be done. We have advised and cautioned the airlines. They must do whatever is necessary in the larger passenger interest...The government is not regulating fares, but we can't be a mute spectator to this astronomical levels," he said.