Govt Acknowledges High Airfares, Won't Regulate Prices

The Indian government knows that airfares are very high during festivals like Diwali.

However, they said they won't control the prices because airlines are free to set their own prices.

The government explained that prices go up and down based on things like how many seats are available, the cost of fuel, and how many people want to fly.

They did add more flights during the busy season to help, but they won't set price limits unless there's a big problem, like when ticket prices shot up after some flights were canceled.

They did set some price limits then to make sure prices were fair.