No abnormal increase in air fares after grounding 14 aircrafts

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 11:32 PM

No abnormal increase in air fares after grounding 14 aircrafts

New Delhi, March 16: The Central government on Friday said that there has not been a "significant or abnormal increase" in airfares due to the grounding of 14 aircraft belonging to IndiGo and GoAir on engine related safety concerns.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said his ministry has been monitoring prices on the impacted routes and that there has not been a significant or abnormal increase in airfares.

"With 17 engines (14 aircraft) grounded due to safety considerations, imp to note that it is 2 percent of capacity," Sinha tweeted.

"With two planes coming in every week, we expect supply-demand to be back in balance quickly. Fares have not seen any meaningful spike. Safety comes first!"