Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday (December 15, 2025) that the government is taking the issue of increase in air fares seriously and wants to stop such arbitrary fares. For this, it is strengthening the fare monitoring unit of DGCA.
Naidu, while answering supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Upper House, said that the government is taking this issue seriously. He said the increase in airfares usually happens because it is not a regulated sector. He said that many stakeholders including CISF are involved in air travel, but the government tries to ensure that passengers do not face any problem at every level and air travel is smooth.
The Union Minister said, ‘The ministry is taking this issue (air fares) seriously. The fare monitoring unit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is being strengthened. We are increasing surveillance on both domestic and international routes. The government wants to ban arbitrary fares.
Indigo crisis caused a lot of trouble – Naidu
Naidu said the increase in air fares usually happens because it is not a regulated sector and there is an imbalance in demand and supply. He said that when the demand becomes very high, the prices start increasing.
Regarding fixing the fare cap on December 6, the minister said, ‘We are all aware of the Indigo crisis and we all know how much trouble was caused. A major problem that arose during this period was the capacity constraints of the Indian aviation sector.
Ministry’s eye on all reasons for increase in air fares- Naidu
The Union Minister said, ‘IndiGo is a major airline and the curtailment of its operations has led to huge disruption and cancellation of flights. So generally the flip side of this would be an increase in air fares. This is why we have to keep air fares reasonable and affordable. That’s why we have fixed the fare limit.
He said the increase in airfares may also be due to other reasons, which the ministry keeps a close watch on and is in constant dialogue with stakeholders to keep them under control.
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