India Withdraws Temporary Domestic Airfare Caps From March 23

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India will revoke the temporary fare caps it had imposed on domestic air tickets from Monday, the country’s civil aviation ministry said on Saturday.</p>

The caps were introduced in December after a spate of mass cancellations by market leader IndiGo led to a spike in air fares at other airlines.</p>

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