Alliance Air Launches Fixed Fare Scheme, Offers Stable Airfares Till December 31

Alliance Air, a government-owned regional airline, introduced ‘Rates Se Fursat’, a new pricing programme, on Monday to relieve travellers of the burden of fluctuating rates. According to an official, the latest initiative, which was introduced by Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu in front of Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha, Alliance Air Chairman Amit Kumar, and airline CEO Rajarshi Sen, offers a single, fixed fare that stays the same regardless of the booking date, even on the day of departure.

To assess the initiative’s operational viability and passenger response, a pilot programme will be launched on a few routes between October 13 and December 31, 2025.

Indian Aviation Sector’s Dynamic Air Pricing

The majority of the Indian aviation market uses a dynamic pricing model, meaning that demand, seasonality, and competition all affect ticket prices in real time. According to the statement, although it works well for managing income, passengers frequently become frustrated by the unpredictability of last-minute fares.

According to the statement, “Fare Se Fursat” seeks to solve this persistent issue by bringing consistency and transparency to pricing. During the introduction, Naidu stated that the “Fare Se Fursat” plan is a perfect fit with the fundamental ideas of the UDAN plan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of democratising aviation and making it accessible to the middle class, lower middle class, and neo-middle class is being carried out today by Alliance Air.

Alliance Air carried 37,000 passengers in total during the reporting month, accounting for 0.3% of the 1.29 crore passengers carried by all domestic carriers during that month, according to the August DGCA monthly traffic figures. According to DGCA data, the airline’s OTP was the lowest among the five carriers—IndiGo, Akasa, Air India Group, and SpiceJet—at 55% in August 2025, despite recording a load factor of 68.7%. According to the aircraft fleet tracking website Planespotter, as of October 11, it has eight aircraft in operation and twelve on the ground out of a total of twenty in the fleet.

Aiming at Making Aviation More People Oriented-Naidu

Making aviation more people-orientated has been Naidu’s main goal since assuming leadership of the ministry. The minister went on to say that even for last-minute reservations, the static ticket system ensures cost predictability by removing the uncertainty and anxiety brought on by fluctuating airfares. He claimed that the introduction of Udan Yatri Cafes, which sell tea for INR 10, coffee for INR 20, and snacks for INR 20 at airports, is elevating and lowering the cost of air travel.

“Now we are taking a step further and addressing the major concern of passengers, which is the airfare,” Naidu stated. With the concept of One Route, One Fare, Alliance Air has taken a daring and exemplary move, the minister added, characterising the airline as the “backbone” of the government’s regional air connectivity initiative UDAN, which links Tier-2/3 cities to the national aviation network. It is genuinely ‘Naye Bharat ki Udaan’ to be concerned with public service and not just profit.