Airfares must remain within limit as ticket prices rise manyfold: Scindia

AIR ticket prices must remain within a certain limit and the government have conveyed this concern to airlines, said Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday as airfares have surged up to 10 times on select routes after the grounding of private carrier Go First in the peak summer travel season.

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“We cannot have prices way beyond what should rationally be done, specifically when we have certain instances take place, such as the Go First situation or other calamities or extenuating circumstances,” the minister said in an event which highlighted the achievements of aviation sector since 2014.

On the ongoing Go First insolvency proceeding, Scindia said that the aviation regulator DGCA is currently assessing the flight resumption plan submitted by the bankrupt airline.