Delhi-Chennai business class fare 'reasonable' at ₹63K: Chidambaram's jibe

Former union finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday took a jibe at the central government over the skyrocketing prices of flight tickets and said that India will be the Vishwaguru to the world on monopolistic capitalism. Read here: Domestic airlines witness impressive growth; passenger count soars by 36% Chidambaram took to Twitter and said, “Delhi-Chennai Business Class air tickets on Vistara and Air India have been set at a 'reasonable' price of ₹6,300 and ₹5,700 respectively. The more intense the competition, the better it will be.” Earlier, Congress leader KC Venugopal had slammed the union government for wreaking havoc among the middle class air travellers. Read here: 'Must ensure maximum prices are within limit': Govt on surge in airline tickets Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia replied to the Congress leader by slamming his "injudicious and misinformed remarks". He tweeted, “We have advised airlines to self-regulate their fares under a certain limit-- the result of which is to reduce prices by 14%-60%with effect from June 6, 2023.” Earlier this month, Scindia hold a key meeting with the Airlines Consultative Group to discuss the issue of abnormal increased pricing on various routes.