The Centre has imposed a cap on airfares after taking cognisance of the unusually high airfares amid IndiGo ’s flight disruptions.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Saturday invoked its regulatory powers to ensure fair and reasonable fares across all affected routes.

“An official directive has been issued to all airlines mandating strict adherence to the fare caps that have now been prescribed,” the ministry said in a statement. Video Credit: Businessline

“These caps will remain in force until the situation fully stabilises.”

As per MoCA, the move aims to ensure that passengers are not burdened with opportunistic pricing during the period of operational irregularities.

The objective, MoCA said, is to maintain pricing discipline in the market, prevent any exploit

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