India’s aviation regulator asks airlines not to raise fares
Directive follows reports of increases after scrapping of Kingfisher flights
New Delhi: The aviation regulator on Monday asked all airlines not to raise fares and keep ticket prices under the prescribed bands.
The instruction came after reports surfaced that domestic airlines had increased fares following cancellation of Kingfisher flights and the rise in agent booking charges.
“The DGCA had done study of air fares and concluded that the airfare offered by various scheduled domestic airlines on different sectors remained within the fare bands available on their respective websites,” the statement said.
The statement further said that air fares for flights to and from New Delhi were impacted in the last 15 to 20 days as a result of increase in user development fee (UDF) and service tax.
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