International Flight Tickets: Vande Bharat Fares Slashed For US, Canada After Controversy | 5 Points

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1. According to reports, tickets from New York and Canada to New Delhi were priced at around Rs 1 Lakh a month ago. But now they are priced at around Rs 75,000

2. Union Civil Aviation minister Hardeepo Singh Puri had earlier said that prices were reasonable. In fact, the prices were less than what other international airlines were charging, the minister had said.

3. The minister had said other countries were charging Rs 3 lakh for Delhi-USA flights.

4. Vande Bharat Mission was being seen as an opportunity provided by the government to Air India before its sell-off. Apart from augmenting operations, it was allegedly charging hefty money, it was being said.

5. Also, in this phase, there are fewer numbers of flights from US destinations. More focus has been given on Middle-East countries.

India may soon enter into a bilateral agreement with the US to resume country-specific international fight services.