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हिन्दी में सारांश Summary in Hindi
- चैंबर ऑफ ट्रेड एंड इंडस्ट्री (CTI) का कहना है कि 15 दिनों में हवाई किराया करीब 50% बढ़ा है।
- नुसार दिल्ली-पटना टिकट करीब 18,000 रुपये और दिल्ली-दरभंगा करीब 20,000 रुपये है।
- CTI ने नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्री राम मोहन नायडू किंजरापु को पत्र लिखकर हर रूट पर किराये की ऊपरी सीमा की मांग की है।
বাংলায় সারাংশ Summary in Bangla
- ্যান্ড ইন্ডাস্ট্রি (CTI) জানিয়েছে, ১৫ দিনে বিমানভাড়া প্রায় ৫০% বেড়েছে।
- নুযায়ী দিল্লি-পটনা টিকিট প্রায় ১৮,০০০ টাকা, দিল্লি-দারভাঙ্গা প্রায় ২০,০০০ টাকা।
- সামরিক বিমান পরিবহণমন্ত্রী রাম মোহন নায়ডু কিঞ্জারাপুকে চিঠি দিয়ে প্রতিটি রুটে ভাড়ার ঊর্ধ্বসীমা চেয়েছে।
Why it matters
The CTI says people are trying to fly home for Chhath and to weddings at the same time, with the wedding season starting on 20 November. At its quoted Delhi to Patna fare, four tickets for a family would cost about ₹72,000.
Delhi airfares have gone up by nearly 50% in the last 15 days, a Delhi traders’ body says, as people fly home for Chhath and book trips for the wedding season. The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu asking for an upper cap on fares, India Today reported on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
The Delhi airfares the CTI quotes come from its own survey. A ticket from Delhi to Patna costs around ₹18,000 and Delhi to Darbhanga about ₹20,000, it says. These are the trade body’s figures; the reports read did not include a reply from airlines or the ministry.
Delhi airfares the CTI survey found
The CTI listed six routes out of Delhi. Its chairman, Brijesh Goyal, said a Delhi Patna flight and tickets on several other routes could be bought for close to half these prices just a few days earlier.
| Route from Delhi | Fare now, per CTI survey | About half, per CTI’s “few days ago” claim |
|---|---|---|
| Patna | ₹18,000 | ₹9,000 |
| Darbhanga | ₹20,000 | ₹10,000 |
| Mumbai | ₹15,000 | ₹7,500 |
| Bengaluru | ₹16,000 to ₹18,000 | ₹8,000 to ₹9,000 |
| Ahmedabad | ₹11,000 | ₹5,500 |
| Hyderabad | ₹11,000 to ₹15,000 | ₹5,500 to ₹7,500 |
The two sets of numbers in the CTI’s account do not fully match. Its headline figure is a rise of nearly 50% in 15 days. But “nearly half a few days ago” would mean prices have about doubled on those routes. The survey’s method, dates and airlines were not given in the reports.
India Today’s report adds a third version: the CTI said passengers were being made to pay several times the usual price during this period. Goyal also said airlines were raising prices at a time when people had few other ways to travel because of festival and wedding commitments.
Why Chhath and weddings push fares up
Chhath is already under way, and the wedding season begins on 20 November, Goyal said. Many people want to travel to their hometowns at the same time, and he said the high fares were making them rethink their plans.
The Bihar routes stand out in the list: Delhi to Patna and Delhi to Darbhanga are the two costliest fares in the survey. NewsPlainly’s calculation: at the CTI’s Patna figure, four tickets for a family would cost about ₹72,000. Goyal said the rise hurts business travellers, but also middle-class families and passengers travelling with family members, according to ETV Bharat.
The CTI’s five demands on airfares
The letter to the minister makes five demands, as reported by India Today and ETV Bharat, a news site:
- Immediate government action to regulate fares during festivals and the wedding season.
- An airfare cap on every route, so no airline can charge above a set maximum.
- A transparent way of fixing fares by distance, since a 500 km flight and a 1,500 km flight should not cost the same, the CTI says.
- More flights on busy routes, naming Delhi to Patna, Darbhanga, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
- Entry of two or three new airlines to increase competition.
The CTI also said air travel should not be open only to the well-off, India Today reported.
What happens next for Delhi flyers
The airfare cap is a request, not a rule. Neither report gave the date of the CTI’s letter or said how many routes its survey covered beyond the six listed. The reports read did not say whether the ministry had replied or whether any fare cap is being considered, and they carried no response from airlines.
For now, anyone booking a Delhi Patna flight or another busy route in the next week pays what the airlines charge. The wedding season the CTI points to starts on 20 November. More stories from Delhi and the National Capital Region are on our Delhi NCR page.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a Delhi to Patna flight during Chhath?
About ₹18,000, according to a survey by the Chamber of Trade and Industry reported on 14 November 2026. Fares change by the day.
Has the government capped airfares?
No cap has been announced in the reports read. The CTI has only asked the civil aviation minister for an upper limit on every route.
Who is asking for an airfare cap?
The Chamber of Trade and Industry, a Delhi traders' body led by chairman Brijesh Goyal, in a letter to minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.