Passengers will now have to pay more for air travel as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday increased the lower and upper limits on domestic airfares by 10 to 30 per cent. These new limits would remain “in force up to March 31, 2021, or until further orders”, the ministry said its order on Thursday. The subsequent bands are for flights with durations of 40-60 minutes, 60-90 minutes, 90-120 minutes, 120-150 minutes, 150-180 minutes and 180-210 minutes. The fresh lower and upper limits set by the ministry for these bands on Thursday were: Rs 2,800 – Rs 9,800; Rs 3,300; Rs 11,700; Rs 3,900; Rs 13,000; Rs 5,000; Rs 16,900; Rs 6,100; Rs 20,400; Rs 7,200; Rs 24,200, respectively. Under the fare structure, air routes are divided into seven sections based on travel time.

Source: dna February 11, 2021 13:51 UTC