Air travel cost equal to auto-rickshaw fares: Aviation min
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said on Friday that flying is very affordable in India, and affordability is driving the demand. Saying that long-distance flying is "extremely cost-effective", he noted that the cost of flying is about â¹5/km on a typical Airbus A320 or Boeing 737, which is "the cost of taking an autorickshaw".