As IndiGo’s widespread operational disruptions continue to inconvenience thousands of travellers, Air India and Air India Express on Saturday said they have been proactively capping economy-class fares on all non-stop domestic flights since December 4. The move, the airlines said, is aimed at preventing last-minute ticket prices from surging due to dynamic pricing algorithms during the ongoing travel chaos.

The airlines said the move was aimed at ensuring the demand-and-supply-based pricing typically used by automated revenue management systems does not burden travellers during the current surge in domestic travel.

The clarification comes after screenshots of unusually high fares for one-stop or two-stop itineraries circulated widely on social media. The carriers said such higher fares o

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