New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- As IndiGo continues to grapple with operational disruptions, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday told Lok Sabha that while the government can intervene to impose caps on airfares during extraordinary circumstances, as seen in the recent IndiGo meltdown, it cannot cap airfares for the entire year, as ticket prices typically rise during the festive season.

Naidu made the comments in Lok Sabha while speaking during a resolution calling for appropriate measures to regulate airfare in the country.

His remark comes as crisis-hit IndiGo continues to grapple with disruptions and is under immense scrutiny after massive flight cancellations - which spiraled into the eleventh day on Friday, 12 December....