Average Indian domestic air fares lower than other nations

Average domestic air fares in India have been found to be lower than some major world aviation markets, including US and Britain, according to a study based on IATA data.
The finding has come in the backdrop of aviation regulator DGCA asking Indian carriers to make ticket prices more rational and reasonable following recent outcry over a major fare hike on various domestic sectors.
A comparison of average domestic fares prevailing in some countries for air travel above 2,000 km showed that those in China were higher than in India by 87%, those in Australia by 182%, in Canada by 162% and in the US by 119%.
The air fares were analysed on the basis of PAX-IS data of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which the global airlines' body compiles from the tickets sold by all IATA carriers.
24/06/12 PTI/Moneycontrol.com

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