Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Rationalise air fares, find new model: Civil Aviation Minister

The civil aviation ministry on Tuesday asked airlines to suggest models for self regulation to rationalise air fares both on domestic and international routes. The move comes on the back drop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing ‘serious concern’ over the steep hike in airfares, particularly during the festive season. Senior officials in the ministry of civil aviation met representatives from the airline industry on Tuesday. Aviation is the second sector after telecom where the PMO has stepped in to provide better experience to consumers. During the PM’s visit to UAE in August, people raised the issue of high fares to India during the festive season.
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju said, “We have asked the airlines to come up with a model to ensure that fares do not go unreasonably high. The airlines have been asked to come back with their respective models and this will be discussed again after a period of 8 to 10 days.”
16/09/15 Indian Express
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