Fares on domestic flights in India increased by 30 percent.

The increase in domestic airfare’s lower and upper limits would remain in force at least until March 31, 2021.

The increase in domestic airfare’s lower and upper limits would remain in force at least until March 31, 2021.On Feb. 11, 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation hiked airfare prices by 10-30 percent for domestic flights. The increase in domestic airfare's lower and upper limits would "remain in force up to March 31, 2021, or until further orders," states the order issued by the ministry. The fresh upper and lower limits for flights with duration of 40-60 minutes are – ₹2,800-₹9,800, and on subsequent bands are ₹3,300-₹11,700 for 60-90 minutes flight, ₹3,900-₹13,000 for 90-120 minutes, ₹5,000-₹16,900 for 120-150 minutes, ₹6,100-₹20,400 for 150-180 minutes, ₹7,200-₹24,200 for 180-210 minutes.

In May 2020, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had directed the airlines to sell at least 40 percent of its tickets on a flight at prices less than the lower and upper limits' midpoint. Back then, the airlines were asked to run at a maximum of 33 percent of their pre-COVID-19 domestic flights.

The airlines welcomed the move as the fuel prices have also hiked recently, but they want the government to remove the restriction altogether.

"There's enough demand in the market to let it decide the fares now. Earlier on, these restrictions were necessary, but now it does not make much sense," a senior official told The Indian Express.