'Aviation companies fleecing passengers': MPs in RS urge govt to regulate airfares
'Aviation companies fleecing passengers': MPs in RS urge govt to regulate airfares
NEW DELHI: (Mar 28) During the recently concluded Maha Kumbh, airlines charged between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh for an air ticket, which should normally cost Rs 5,000, AAP MP Sandeep Kumar Pathak said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, urging the government to regulate airfares.
Participating in a discussion on 'The Protection of Interest in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025, Pathak said that aviation companies sought opportunities out of people's religious faith and increased the airfare for Maha Kumbh in a whimsical manner.
"It was the duty of the government to regulate it," Pathak said.
