News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Abhishek Dixit
Updated Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:12 PM IST
Summary
Scindia said, keeping in view the revenue interests of all the parties involved in this sector, a certain limit has been fixed on the traffic capacity and fare, so that everyone can get the benefit of it. All airlines were allowed to operate at full capacity from October 18, 2021.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, in the next two months, domestic flights are expected to once again reach the pre-corona condition. Scindia has appealed to the states to reduce the tax on airplane fuel to give a boost to the civil aviation sector of the country.
Scindia said this at a program of All India Management Association on Sunday. He said, before COVID-19, about four lakh passengers used to travel by plane daily. After the second wave of Corona, the number of passengers started increasing, but then it saw a decline with the arrival of Omicron.
Scindia said, keeping in view the revenue interests of all the parties involved in this sector, a certain limit has been fixed on the traffic capacity and fare, so that everyone can get the benefit of it. All airlines were allowed to operate at full capacity from October 18, 2021.
Shock from Omicron
From November-December last year, the number of daily commuters started reaching 3.8 to 3.9 lakhs. According to daily commuters, the situation before Corona was being restored, but due to Omicron it once again declined. The number of daily commuters had fallen to around 1.6 lakh. He said, if everything is normal, then in the next two months, the number of daily passengers will again reach the level before Corona.
Expansion
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, in the next two months, domestic flights are expected to once again reach the pre-corona condition. Scindia has appealed to the states to reduce the tax on airplane fuel to give a boost to the civil aviation sector of the country.
Scindia said this at a program of All India Management Association on Sunday. He said, before COVID-19, about four lakh passengers used to travel by plane daily. After the second wave of Corona, the number of passengers started increasing, but then it saw a decline with the arrival of Omicron.
Scindia said, keeping in view the revenue interests of all the parties involved in this sector, a certain limit has been fixed on the traffic capacity and fare, so that everyone can get the benefit of it. All airlines were allowed to operate at full capacity from October 18, 2021.
Shock from Omicron
From November-December last year, the number of daily commuters started reaching 3.8 to 3.9 lakhs. According to daily commuters, the situation before Corona was being restored, but due to Omicron it once again declined. The number of daily commuters had fallen to around 1.6 lakh. He said, if everything is normal, then in the next two months, the number of daily passengers will again reach the level before Corona.