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Sky’s the Limit (For Free): Aviation Ministry Decides 60% of Seats Are Now 'Prasad'

18 March 2026 - New Delhi, Delhi

Record date
18 Mar 2026
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
The odd part

The government has solved ticket price inflation by making the product free, effectively turning every flight into a flying community kitchen where the paying 40% subsidize the oxygen for the other 60%.

What happened

In a historic move to curb 'surge pricing,' the Ministry of Civil Aviation has mandated that 60% of all airline seats must be distributed free of charge. While airlines argue about the physics of fuel costs, the Ministry has clarified that 'faith and national pride' provide enough lift for any Airbus. Passengers are now encouraged to treat boarding passes like lottery tickets, though the 'free' seats do not include luxuries like seatbelts or the right to complain when the plane stops at a bus stand in mid-air.

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