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Parliamentarians Takes Out “Jinn” Of Airfare Capping

[New Delhi] Parliamentarians Takes Out Jinn Of Capping Airfare
Parliamentary panel has suggested capping maximum airfares on domestic routes.
whereas Central Govt Is No Longer Interested In This Issue
The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture — chaired by K D Singh — has suggested cap on maximum airfares in its report tabled in Parliament on 1st of December
The report pertains to action taken by the government on the observations/ recommendations of the panel on the Ministry’s Demands for Grants (2015-16).
In the recommendations made by the panel, it was suggested that there should be a regulatory mechanism to see that airfares remain within a reasonable range and also observed that the existing system has not worked.
The committee, in the report , said it is of the “considered view that some mechanism to cap the maximum fares on every sector is needed”.
This comes against the backdrop of rising concerns in various quarters about steep fluctuations in airfares.
Earlier, some Parliamentarians had asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to look into the issues of steep hike in air fares during festival season.
Besides, the panel said the government is taking “too much time to finalise Civil Aviation Authority”.
“The committee hopes that the Civil Aviation Authority of India Bill will be placed before Parliament at the earliest so that the proposed Authority can address all the grey areas in the aviation sector,”
Once in place, this Authority would have safety oversight of air transport operators, airport operators and navigation service providers, among others.
In its submission, the Ministry said the Bill is being reviewed in view of comments received from other ministries and departments