‘Govt can’t cap airfares for an entire year’: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu in Lok Sabha
The Minister further stated that the government can interfere and cap the airfares only under "extraordinary circumstances".
The Minister further stated that the government can interfere and cap the airfares only under "extraordinary circumstances".
According to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the upgraded terminal will become operational from the intervening night of October 25 and 26.
The minister said that the Union government would wait for the final report on the investigation into the tragic Air India Boeing crash before making any comments.
Punjab Governor and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, met with Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Union Minister for Civil Aviation, K Rammohan Naidu, shortly after an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday and took stock of the situation.
Gogoi took to X and wrote, “Air connectivity is a challenge for Jorhat. The absence of direct flights to Delhi results in a lot of inconvenience to people. Moreover, the cost of air travel has shot up due to the limited availability of flights.”
The Union Minister of Civil Aviation said that 220 crore doses of vaccine have been administered till this Monday.
"I am pleased to inform the House that yesterday we again reached a level of 3.8 lakh passengers per day. We are seeing a resuscitation in the sector and with that, we hope to see a rebound in terms of employment opportunities."
The Civil Aviation Minister also claimed that he has information about two hospitals in Mohali which sold vaccines for Rs 3,000 apiece.
The statement comes after India reported its first six cases for the new strain of the virus.
