Fare bands for domestic flights extended till Feb 24

The fare bands within which the airlines have to operate have been extended upto 24th February, 2021 by the Civil Aviation Ministry. These fare bands came into force with effect from 21st May this year.

 

The daily passenger traffic has reached 2.05 lakh on 1st of this month. When the domestic aviation opened in May this year, the airlines were enabled to fly upto 33 percent of the normal capacity.  

At that time, the average daily traffic was about 30 thousand. This cap was enhanced



to 45 percent with effect from 26th June. This cap was further revised to 60 percent with effect from 2nd September. At present, the airlines can operate upto 60 percent of their capacity.

 

Ministry of Civil Aviation is monitoring the traffic everyday, and it is expected that the traffic would further pick up because of the festival season. As the passenger traffic increases, the upper cap would be revised to 70-75 percent of normal capacity in the coming days.