India’s skies have a new economy-business class divide, report showsEconomy airfares rose sharply across India's busiest domestic routes in early 2026, while business-class fares, conversely, experienced sig...
21 Sep, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
Manufacturing a bright spot; services presents a mixed bag: Upasna Bhardwaj, Chief Economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank"Despite the ongoing debate around the new GDP series, real GDP growth remained robust at 7.8% in the first quarter, highlighting the econo...
21 Sep, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Festive fever checks in early: Hotel bookings, room rates rise as Indians plan longer getawaysHotels are experiencing a strong festive season with increased bookings and revenue. Travelers are prioritizing family experiences and loca...
12 Sep, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
India’s flights may stay expensive even as fuel gets cheaper: S&PAsia-Pacific airlines may maintain higher airfares as passenger demand remains strong. This strategy allows carriers to recover elevated op...
26 Aug, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
DGCA keeps 'rigorous oversight' on airfares for festivals; airlines to operate additional flightsAviation watchdog DGCA monitors airfares for the festive season. It works to prevent ticket price increases. The ministry reviewed trends a...
05 Oct, 2025, 08.29 PM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests AI-driven stringent airfare regulation mechanism, more teeth to DGCA on pricingA parliamentary panel suggests an AI-powered system, 'AirPrice Guardian,' to monitor and regulate airfare trends. The proposed framework ai...
26 Mar, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
Airlines to submit aggregate level airfare data to DGCADGCA has agreed to accept aggregated airfare data from airlines for analyzing price trends over the past two years, following a request fro...
26 Mar, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
Airfares have moderated in 2024 relative to 2023, says govtIndian government reports moderation in airfares in 2024 compared to 2023, particularly during festival seasons. While airlines independent...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Free visas no motivation as higher airfares suck the joy out of international tripsPopular and easily accessible destinations like Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia have become visa-free for Indian travelers, leading to a ...
06 Dec, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
Airfares: Scindia says no proposal to interfere with current regulatory frameworkCivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said there is no proposal at present to interfere with the current regulatory fram...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Mixed airfare trends after cap removal; air passenger traffic on rise: ExpertsThe country's largest airline IndiGo said the removal of airfare caps will give an opportunity to offer dynamic pricing and that there has ...
18 Sep, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
CCI has no reason now to look into pricing of air ticketsThe fair trade regulator's comments comes against the backdrop of many airlines recently slashing airfares to attract more passengers.
16 Mar, 2013, 02.59 PM IST
- International airfares likely to be up by 3-10%; domestic fares down by 2%
Destinations in the Asia Pacific region are going to see most increase in airfares at 10%, followed by Europe, Africa and Middle East at 7%...
01 Jun, 2011, 03.39 PM IST
- Domestic air-traffic falls by 21% in November
High airfare and global economic slowdown have taken a toll on domestic air traffic, which fell 21% in November this year. India Aviation 2...
13 Dec, 2008, 03.00 PM IST
- Domestic airfares slip in Q2
Domestic airfares manifested a downward trend in second quarter of 2007.
20 Aug, 2007, 05.03 PM IST
- Airfares on domestic routes dip 3 pc in 2006: report
According to American Express' Business Travel Monitor, in contradiction to global trends, airfares on domestic routes in India were up six...
09 May, 2007, 10.13 PM IST
- AMEX biz travel reports flat Airfares in APAC
American Express Business Travel on Tuesday published the Business Travel Monitor - the industry’s quarterly retrospective pricing benchmar...
08 May, 2007, 04.45 PM IST