Domestic Air Travel Becomes Expensive By 30 Percent, Know What Will Be Fare Now
New Delhi, February 12, 2021: The government has increased the lower and upper limit of domestic airfare from 10 to 30 percent. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday that the new limit would remain in force till March 31 or till the next order. Under the new arrangement, the minimum fare for a journey with less than 40 minutes of flight time has increased to Rs 2,200. Earlier, the ticket price for the trip was Rs 2,000.
Aircraft companies will now be able to charge a maximum of Rs 7,800 for the same period, against the earlier limit of Rs 6,000. It has also stated that the maximum number of domestic aircraft passengers will not exceed 80 percent of their total capacity. This decision will also be applicable till 31 March or the next order this year.
As far as the fare is concerned, now passengers will have to pay a minimum of Rs 2,800 and a maximum of Rs 9,800 for a flight of 40-60 minutes duration. Earlier, this range was Rs 2,500-7,500. Simultaneously, for a journey of more than one hour and 90 minutes, passengers will have to pay up to Rs 3,300-11,700.
Simultaneously, a journey of more than one and a half hours and up to two hours (90-120 minutes) will now be available for a minimum of Rs 3,900, while the airlines will be able to charge a maximum of Rs 13,000. Under the new limit, for the journey of two hours to two and a half hours (120-150 minutes), Rs 5,000-16,900 will be charged. For two and a half hours to three hours (150-180 minutes), and Rs 6,100-20,400 for three hours. For a journey of up to three and a half hours (180-210 minutes), passengers will have to pay Rs 7,200-24,200. Earlier the maximum fare for domestic air travel was Rs 18,600.
