Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Domestic flight fare caps to depend on Covid-19 situation: V K Singh in Rajya Sabha

The status of operations and passenger demand for air travel will depend upon the Covid-19 conditions. On February 7, the government said that decisions regarding domestic scheduled flight operations and relaxation in fare capping are subject to prevailing Covid-19 situations. 

Fare bands are in force for airlines, while the capacity restriction on domestic flight operations was done away with from October 18, 2021. Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said that during the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the revenue streams of businesses, including the aviation sector.

"Under normal circumstances, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the government. However, due to the unprecedented circumstances, fare bands with upper and lower limits were introduced by the government as a special measure.

"The fare bands serve the dual purpose of protecting the interests of the travellers as well as of the airlines," he told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. He noted that fare bands were revised from time to time in view of a substantial hike in the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in order to keep the aviation sector viable while protecting the interests of the passengers.

Currently, fare capping is applicable on a rolling basis for a 15-day cycle, and the minister said the government regularly reviews the situation. "Decisions regarding the domestic scheduled operations and relaxation in fare capping are subject to prevailing Covid-19 situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel," he said.

08/02/22 ZeeNews


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