ReutersRecently, there have been media reports which say that ticket prices from Delhi to London have been on an all-time high. However, the Aviation Ministry has issued a clarification regarding the same.
An economy-class ticket for a flight from Delhi to London has been available for between ₹1.03 lakh and ₹1.47 lakh during August, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Sunday.
"There are media reports claiming India-UK one-way economy class fares have touched ₹4 lakh. These reports have no proven basis. The veracity of Shri Sanjeev Gupta's claim has been thoroughly checked by DGCA," the ministry said on Twitter.
"The fares offered on the Delhi-London sector (Economy class) range from ₹1.03-1.21 lakhs for Indian carriers and ₹1.28-1.47 lakhs for UK carriers for travel during August 2021," it added.
This clarification came after a complaint was made by the Secretary of the Inter-State Council Secretariat in the Union Home Ministry, Sanjeev Gupta. He put out a tweet saying that an economy-class ticket on British Airways's Delhi-London flight for August 26 was priced at ₹3.95 lakh.
He said that an economy-class ticket on a Delhi-London flight of Vistara and Air India for the same date was also priced between ₹1.2 lakh and ₹2.3 lakh amid college admission time in the UK.
The Secretary added that he has "alerted" P S Kharola, Union Civil Aviation Secretary regarding this.
Even though there have been caps on domestic airfares in India since May last year, this has not been the case for international airfares.
An economy-class ticket for a flight from Delhi to London has been available for between ₹1.03 lakh and ₹1.47 lakh during August, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Sunday.
"There are media reports claiming India-UK one-way economy class fares have touched ₹4 lakh. These reports have no proven basis. The veracity of Shri Sanjeev Gupta's claim has been thoroughly checked by DGCA," the ministry said on Twitter.
There are media reports claiming India-UK one-way economy class fares have touched Rs. 4 lakhs. These reports have… https://t.co/Ow4bhD0y3Q
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) 1628442927000"The fares offered on the Delhi-London sector (Economy class) range from ₹1.03-1.21 lakhs for Indian carriers and ₹1.28-1.47 lakhs for UK carriers for travel during August 2021," it added.
This clarification came after a complaint was made by the Secretary of the Inter-State Council Secretariat in the Union Home Ministry, Sanjeev Gupta. He put out a tweet saying that an economy-class ticket on British Airways's Delhi-London flight for August 26 was priced at ₹3.95 lakh.
Fare of ₹ 3.95 lakh one way Delhi to London on Aug 26. No, it's not 1st class. It's economy on @British_Airways.… https://t.co/IHxyWvLosP
— Sanjeev Gupta (@sanjg2k1) 1628325238000He said that an economy-class ticket on a Delhi-London flight of Vistara and Air India for the same date was also priced between ₹1.2 lakh and ₹2.3 lakh amid college admission time in the UK.
The Secretary added that he has "alerted" P S Kharola, Union Civil Aviation Secretary regarding this.
Even though there have been caps on domestic airfares in India since May last year, this has not been the case for international airfares.
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