Flight Price Bands

Emphasising that capping of airfares was an "extraordinary measure", Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said the price bands are expected to be done away with once flight services reach pre-COVID-19 levels.

The upper and lower limits on domestic airfares have been extended till November 24, the Aviation Ministry said today. The ministry had on May 21 placed these limits through seven bands, classified on the basis of flight duration, till August 24.

Air tickets will be capped between Rs 2,000 and Rs 18,600 in seven bands depending on flight duration, the government said on Thursday, as it announced details of resuming air travel after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus crisis.

Emphasising that capping of airfares was an "extraordinary measure", Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said the price bands are expected to be done away with once flight services reach pre-COVID-19 levels.

The upper and lower limits on domestic airfares have been extended till November 24, the Aviation Ministry said today. The ministry had on May 21 placed these limits through seven bands, classified on the basis of flight duration, till August 24.

Air tickets will be capped between Rs 2,000 and Rs 18,600 in seven bands depending on flight duration, the government said on Thursday, as it announced details of resuming air travel after a two-month suspension because of the coronavirus crisis.