New Delhi, May 22, May 23 -- Rajya Sabha MP Vivek K. Tankha has urged the Union Government to urgently address the sharp rise in airfares on India-UAE and Gulf routes, warning that escalating ticket prices are severely impacting millions of Indian migrant workers and their families. In a letter dated May 22, 2026, addressed to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Tankha highlighted that over one crore Indians working across Gulf countries are facing an unprecedented rise in travel costs.He noted that airfare on these routes has more than doubled in recent months, making it increasingly unaffordable for middle-class workers to travel home d...