After a recent revision of rates by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, domestic flights in India will now become costlier from June 01, 2021. Here’s everything you need to know about this recent development and how it will impact your air travels. By Kumar Shree
The Coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted aviation, hospitality and tourism industries among others. With several necessary restrictions imposed on travelling and travellers shying away from taking trips during the pandemic–the aviation industry, along with several others, is feeling the impact.
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Air carriers in India are incurring heavy losses today. Keeping that in mind, the Ministry of Civil Aviation recently revised the lower limit of air travel fares. The updated fare list, set to be effective from June 01, 2021, will make your air travel costlier by 15 per cent.
It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Civil Aviation came up with a lower limit and upper limit on airfares. Since airfares depend on duration of flights and vary depending on several factors, the ministry came up with this cap to prevent customers from paying an unfair amount. The decision first came into effect during the lockdown in 2020.
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After the new update, for flights with a duration under 40 minutes, the lower limit has been increased from INR 2,300 to INR 2,600. For flights with a duration between 40 minutes to 60 minutes, the lower limit has been raised from INR 2,900 to INR 3,300. The upper limits for these flights have been capped at INR 7,800 and INR 9,800, respectively.
Editor’s Note: Keeping the current situation of the pandemic in mind, T+L India recommends every reader to stay safe and take all government-regulated precautions in case of travel at this time is necessary. Please follow our stories on COVID-19 for all the latest travel guidelines.
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