India, Dec. 6 -- The central government, on Saturday, took a serious note of concerns regarding unusually high airfares being charged by certain airlines during the ongoing disruption caused by IndiGo's operational chaos.

According to a press release, the ministry of civil aviation has invoked its regulatory powers to ensure fair and reasonable fares across all affected routes in order to protect passengers from any form of opportunistic pricing.

"An official directive has been issued to all airlines mandating strict adherence to the fare caps that have now been prescribed. These caps will remain in force until the situation fully stabilises. The objective of this directive is to maintain pricing discipline in the market, prevent any ex...