India, Oct. 12 -- The festive season is usually the time when airfares witness an exponential surge, with a steep rise in demand. However, travellers may be in for some relief this time ahead of Diwali with the government's fresh directive to airlines on maintaining reasonable airfares.

Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu on Friday directed airlines to maintain reasonable prices on their flight tickers during the upcoming festive season.

Naidu held a review meeting with officials from Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, Akasa Air, Alliance Air, Fly91, FlyBig, and IndiaOne Air. The discussion, which lasted over five hours, covered operational and technical performance, passenger grievances, and security incidents, according to an ...