Airlines to submit aggregate level airfare data to DGCA

Civil aviation regulator DGCA has backed down from their demand to get passenger level air fare data to accept aggregated data instead.

The regulator will use the data to study trend of airfare over last two years.

“The DGCA has kindly accepted FIA’s request that FIA member airlines furnish aggregated airfare data to enable DGCA to analyse airfare trends,” the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) said in a statement. The industry body represents Air India, SpiceJet and IndiGo.


In December, the regulator asked airlines to submit data on each passenger, such as the fare levied along with the booking date and the base fare, as well as the number of passengers on the flight.

The regulator, said people aware of the developments, wants to study the trend of air ticket prices after a public furore over high charges during peak seasons. Tata Consultancy Service, which is the digitisation vendor for the DGCA, has been tasked to study the matter, they said.

In December, the regulator asked airlines to submit data on each passenger, such as the fare levied along with the booking date and the base fare, as well as the number of passengers on the flight.

The regulator, said people aware of the developments, wants to study the trend of air ticket prices after a public furore over high charges during peak seasons. Tata Consultancy Service, which is the digitisation vendor for the DGCA, has been tasked to study the matter, they said.

Airlines have refused to share such data saying that they are commercially sensitive and proprietary to them. According to them, sharing such granular level data to external agencies or consultants will hurt competitiveness and risk viability of their business strategy.

They have instead suggested providing broad data, based on distance and the percentage of tickets sold under various fare brackets.

IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet have also said that any government intervention in air ticket pricing is uncalled for as deregulation has helped airlines increase connectivity and affordability of air travel