New Delhi, December 02: Air travellers may have to shell out hefty amounts if the fare bands proposed by airlines which will also take into account the distance factor are approved by the civil aviation regulator DGCA.
If approved, this would mean that an air passenger will have to pay Rs 10,500 for a Delhi-Chandigarh or Chennai- Coimbatore flight and Rs 40,000 on the Delhi-Bangalore or Delhi-Kolkata route.
The domestic airlines came out with the proposal after they were asked by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to submit the planned price bands on various sectors after some of them resorted to steep hike in airfares even during the non-peak season. The proposal was submitted yesterday.
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today the airlines would not be allowed to charge exorbitantly.
“DGCA will not allow any predatory or exorbitant pricing…
–Agencies