New Delhi, July 9: Early birds may have started making travel plans for
the approaching festival season but a contentious proposal to impose a
price cap of Rs 20,000 on domestic economy-class air tickets is stuck
amid disagreement between two Union ministers.
A difference of opinion between civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju and his junior Mahesh Sharma has stalled a decision on a concept note prepared by the government to ask airlines to cap the fares, sources said.
According to officials in the ministry, the note prepared in December last year had recommended that the economy fares be capped at Rs 20,000 to check airlines from charging "exorbitant" rates.
Read news in full 10/07/15 Sumi Sukanya/Telegraph India
A difference of opinion between civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju and his junior Mahesh Sharma has stalled a decision on a concept note prepared by the government to ask airlines to cap the fares, sources said.
According to officials in the ministry, the note prepared in December last year had recommended that the economy fares be capped at Rs 20,000 to check airlines from charging "exorbitant" rates.
Read news in full 10/07/15 Sumi Sukanya/Telegraph India
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