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Festive Airfares Soar: CTI Urges Scindia to Curb Airline Price Hikes.
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News18•20-09-2026, 10:41
Festive Airfares Soar: CTI Urges Scindia to Curb Airline Price Hikes.
- •Airfares have surged by 1.5 to 2 times on various routes even before the festive season fully begins.
- •The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has written to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to curb arbitrary airline practices.
- •Key routes like Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Delhi-Bengaluru, and Delhi-Kolkata have seen significant fare increases.
- •Indigo has also raised infant fees from 2,000 to 3,000 rupees, despite infants not occupying a seat.
- •Airlines reduced domestic capacity by 5.6% in September, contributing to the fare hikes.
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The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) wrote a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia demanding a curb on the arbitrary fare hikes by airline companies and urging the government to prioritize the convenience of common people during the festive season.
Various airline companies, including Indigo and Air India, suddenly increased domestic airfares by 50% to 100%, with fares on certain routes surging two to three times higher than usual.
Significant hikes occurred on routes like Delhi-Mumbai, where round-trip fares rose from 10,000 rupees to 18,000–25,000 rupees, and Delhi-Bengaluru, which climbed from 12,000–15,000 rupees to 30,000–35,000 rupees.
