New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Thursday said the airfares on specific routes from Delhi have witnessed a significant reduction of 14 to 61 percent, as announced during the airlines' advisory group meeting on June 6, news agency ANI reported.

Scindia highlighted the monitoring initiatives undertaken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry, expressing contentment with the lowered maximum fares for flights connecting Delhi with destinations like Srinagar, Leh, Pune, and Mumbai.

"The airlines have been given rights to fix airfares which are market controlled. The aviation market in the country is season based. The rates are also fixed accordingly. If capacity is low and demand is high and input costs are not reduced, then rates will be high. There is an algorithm to decide the fare," he said, reported ANI.

He emphasized that private airline companies should recognize their social responsibility and exercise restraint in raising fares across various sectors.

Furthermore, he clarified the role of the aviation Ministry, stating that it acts as a facilitator rather than a regulator, said the report.

Scindia, who presided over the high-level meeting of the airlines advisory group on Monday, urged airlines to self-regulate airfares and ensure that prices remain reasonable.

"There have been some unforeseen incidents in Manipur and now in Odisha, fare rates should be taken care of. Apart from these, the fare rate remains maximum from Delhi to cities like Srinagar, Leh, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru," the minister had said in the meeting.