Parliament Question: Fare Se Fursat initiative

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1798 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9th March 2026 FARE SE FURSAT INITIATIVE 1798. SHRI SATNAM SINGH SANDHU Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) whether Government has launched a new initiative titled 'Fare Se Fursat' through Alliance Air to provide passengers with fixed, predictable airfares irrespective of booking dates; (b) the routes and regions selected for the pilot phase of this scheme and the criteria used for their selection; (c) whether Government has conducted or proposes to conduct an assessment on the financial viability of static fare models for regional airlines and their impact on airline profitability and passenger satisfaction; and (d) whether Government plans to extend this model to other domestic carriers under the UDAN framework if the pilot phase proves successful? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a) to (d) Yes, Alliance Air Aviation Limited, a Government of India Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) introduced one route, one fare scheme (fixed fare scheme) on selected 25 routes for travel dates from 13.10.2025 to 31.12.2025 on pilot basis. The routes were selected to encourage more people to travel at affordable rates and also to encourage first time and low income travellers from Tier II & Tier III cities. In almost three months of the implementation of the scheme, 42186 passengers have travelled under this scheme. The RCS seats under UDAN scheme are already having low fares making them affordable. ******