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Airlines asked to keep fares in check for far-flung areas
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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Apr, 2019
The Civil Aviation Ministry has
asked domestic carriers to desist from raising fares on routes
connecting far-flung areas especially in the northeast, in the wake of
the grounding of Jet Airways.
"The Ministry has advised airlines'
to not raise fares on routes that connect smaller cities and towns
especially in the northeast, Srinagar and Port Blair," an airline
official said on Monday night on the basis of anonymity.
He added
that the government does not want the passengers to pay more than the
normal fares and get inconvenienced. It also does not want the
passengers to complain against high fares.
Meanwhile, the
Ministry has asked the carriers to submit their requirement for slots
across various airports. Once they give their requirements, the
committee on slots would evaluate them and reallocate the unutilised Jet
Airways slots.
"In a meeting today (Monday), the slots given on
temporary basis to airlines were regularized by the aviation regulator.
Then they asked for airlines' requirements for additional slots," an
airline executive said.
Facing severe liquidity crisis, Jet
Airways on April 17 suspended its entire operations indefinitely. The
airline is unlikely to come back on its feet anytime soon given the load
of its debt and liabilities.
Following the suspension of
operations, there has been sudden drop in capacity. This has resulted in
average airfares going up in the range of 10-15 per cent.
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