As IndiGo continues to grapple with operational disruptions, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday told Lok Sabha that while the government can intervene to impose caps on airfares during extraordinary circumstances, as seen in the recent IndiGo meltdown, it cannot cap airfares for the entire year, as ticket prices typically rise during the festive season.

Naidu made the comments in Lok Sabha while speaking during a resolution calling for appropriate measures to regulate airfare in the country.

“It is not that I can cap the fare for an entire season to a certain sector,” said Naidu, stating that market demand and supply are essential in regulating fares. He said that ‘40–45% of the ticket price’ goes in aviation turbine fuel (ATF).

On 6 December, the Aviation Ministr

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