NEW DELHI: The
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) has asked airlines to mount extra flights from Delhi to places like Amritsar, Chandigarh and Jammu where rail and road connectivity has suffered due to the
Dera violence
. The regulator, which had on Friday asked airlines to curb rise in airfares on these routes, is now seeing how more flights could be deployed there.
“DGCA had cleared one additional flight on
Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi
route by Vistara for Sunday and one each additional flight on Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi and Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi of Vistara for Monday.
Air India has been requested to explore a (extra) flight Monday on
Delhi-Jammu-Delhi
sector.
Indigo has informed they will mount additional flight on Delhi-Jammu-Delhi sector on Tuesday. Airlines have also been advised to keep a check on the airfares on these sectors,” said a senior DGCA official.
He said that at 3 pm on Sunday, the airfare range of economy class of various airlines on following routes (non-stop flights) for Monday flights was:
Delhi-Chandigarh-Delhi: Rs 4338 to Rs 14,499
Mumbai-Chandigarh-Mumbai: Rs 8100 to Rs 8700
Delhi-Jaipur-Delhi: Rs 4414 to Rs 6700
Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi: Rs 4339 to Rs 18200
Delhi-Jammu-Delhi: Rs 13600.
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