Festival season has already begun. With Diwali around the corner, many people are planning to go on vacation. However, they fear a possible airfare hike during the festival season, as rising demand may result in a significant surge in flight ticket prices. There have also been reports of a potential airfare hike this Diwali. Keeping this in mind, the government has issued a directive to airlines. Read this carefully before you book flights.
Government issues a directive for Airlines
Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu on Friday directed airlines to maintain reasonable prices on their flight tickets during the upcoming festive season. This directive was issued after he met with officials from Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Alliance Air, Fly91, FlyBig, and IndiaOne A