APAI opposes Air India's decision to have single GDS platformIn a release Wednesday, the Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) said Air India's "unwise decision" should not be implemented as it w...
Government to offer only 20 airports in second round of RCS biddingIn the first round, in which five air operators including government-run Air India and budget carrier SpiceJet got permission to fly on 128...
MPs seek lower last minute airfares, carriers not in favourThe demand was made by some MPs at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) last we...
Airlines to pay huge compensation for flight cancellation or denying boarding to flierAs per the norms, effective from August 1, the compensation for not allowing a passenger to board a flight stands at up to Rs 20,000.
SpiceJet offers rock-bottom fares, flyers' body writes to DGCAThe five-day sale launched today will be open till the midnight of June 26, the airline said, adding the travel period under the offer stan...
GoAir hikes ticket cancellation chargesGoAir today joined its peer group in upwardly revising its ticket cancellation charges, which now stands at Rs 2,225.
APAI may approach CCI over air ticket cancellation charge hikeFliers body APAI is likely to approach competition watchdog CCI next week, urging it to investigate an alleged "cartelisation" by domestic ...
Hike in ticket cancellation rates: DGCA enquiring; CCI probe soughtDGCA is looking into the steep hike in ticket cancellation charges by airlines even as APAI, said it would approach the anti-competition wa...
Air fares come under Civil Aviation Ministry scannerMinistry had in December last year circulated an internal note for discussion, proposing to cap maximum and minimum air fares for the econo...
ATF cheap, but airlines don't cut surchargeThe Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) has approached ministry of civil aviation seeking its intervention and demanded the ministry...
Air Costa offers flat discount of Rs 999 on ticketsThe booking of tickets under the five-day winter special offer commenced today for the travel period of October 27 till March 28 next year,...
Air Passengers Association of India questions 'non-existent' low fares offered by airlinesThe association, in a communication to DGCA, also sought to know as to what action the regulator intends to take against the carriers on th...
Air Passenger Association of India opposes DGCA directive to airlines on cleanliness driveIn a letter to Gajapathy, APAI suggested that such funds could be raised by adding an amount of Rs 10-25 in the passenger service fee compo...
Air Passengers Association of India challenges CCI's approval to Jet-Etihad dealThe APAI has moved the appellate tribunal against the Competition watchdog’s approval to the deal.
Fare hike: Pax body cries cartelisation, take airlines to CCIAPAI has dragged airlines to the competition watchdog CCI following a steep 25 per cent hike in air fares in tandem over the past one week.
- Jet airways asks passengers to report 2 hours early
A Jet airways spokesperson said this measure will help passengers in avoiding congestion at airports and the flights will depart on time.
- APAI pushing for guidelines on compensation
The Air Passengers Association of India is pushing for guidelines for compensation for air passengers with the Centre but is yet to receive...