NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Saturday issued a fare-cap order to curb steep price surges across domestic routes following widespread flight cancellations by IndiGo. However, it did not name the airlines directly and referred it to as "one of India’s major airlines". In order no 01/2025, the ministry said the disruptions had led to severe capacity constraints and “unreasonable surge” in fares on multiple sectors, prompting intervention in the public interest. The government has now imposed temporary maximum fare limits for all scheduled domestical flights. Under the new cap, airlines cannot charge more than: • Rs 7,500 for routes up to 500 km • Rs 12,000 for 500–1,000 km • Rs 15,000 for 1,000–1,500 km • Rs 18,000 for routes above 1,500 km The ministry cl

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