Overview
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation ordered temporary distance-based limits on Economy Class base fares ranging from Rs 7,500 to Rs 18,000.
- Air India Express has finished applying the new fares, and Air India is progressively updating all booking channels.
- Air India says third‑party reservation platform dependencies require a staged transition to maintain booking stability.
- Passengers who paid Economy Class base fares above the caps during the transition will receive refunds of the difference.
- The caps apply to base fares only and exclude business class and UDAN flights, and one report notes the order does not clarify premium economy treatment.