Govt Caps Domestic Airfares After IndiGo Crisis & Price Surge

• Government capped domestic airfares after the IndiGo crisis caused widespread flight disruptions and soaring ticket prices.
• Fare caps range from ₹7,500 for flights under 500 km to ₹18,000 for routes over 1,500 km.
• IndiGo cancelled over 1,400 flights across Friday and Saturday, prompting an apology from its CEO.
• DGCA provided temporary relaxations to IndiGo on flight duty and rest period norms, excluding business class and UDAN flights from fare caps.
• The pilots' association (ALPA India) strongly objected to DGCA's relief, calling it "unsafe" and a contradiction of court orders.

Why It Matters: Airfare caps protect consumers from price hikes during airline disruptions.