New Delhi: In a move that will bring cheer to those planning year-end trips, the government has announced a static fare scheme for state-run regional carrier Alliance Air.
This means that fares will not hit the ceiling even if tickets are purchased at the last minute. The initiative, named “Fares se Fursat” will continue til December 31, 2025, across select routes. This is a pilot project and the results would be evaluated.
Airfares keep fluctuating depending upon the demand and time of booking the tickets. Passengers flying in the same flight pay varying amounts, depending on the time of the booking. Generally, tickets booked well in advance are cheaper than the ones booked later.
The airfares usually skyrocket during the holiday season and year-end. With “Fares se Fursat”, you can book a ticket two weeks in advance or the morning of your travel, the fares will remain the same.
In its statement, Alliance Air said while effective for revenue management, it often causes passenger frustration due to unpredictable last-minute fares.
“Fares Se Fursat” aims to address this long-standing challenge by introducing transparency and stability in pricing, it said.
“The ‘Fares Se Fursat’ scheme perfectly aligns with the core principles of the UDAN scheme. Today, Alliance Air is carrying forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of democratizing aviation and making it affordable for the middle class, lower-middle class and neo-middle class,” Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu said as he launched the scheme.
“The static fare system eliminates uncertainty and stress associated with fluctuating airfares, ensuring predictability of costs, even for last-minute bookings,” the minister added.
Alliance Air is a government-owned regional carrier, with Amit Kumar and Rajarshi Sen as chairman and CEO respectively.
According to the August DGCA monthly traffic numbers, Alliance Air flew a total of 37,000 passengers in the reporting month and held a 0.3 per cent share of the 1.29 crore passengers flown by all domestic carriers that month.
The airline had clocked a load factor of 68.7 per cent while its OTP was the lowest among the five airlines – IndiGo, Akasa, Air India Group and SpiceJet–at 55 per cent during August 2025, as per DGCA data.