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Supreme Court bats for rationalisation of airfares, asks Centre to provide relief to peopleThe Supreme Court has taken a stand on air travel pricing, urging the government to implement fairer airfare practices. Observing substanti...
DGCA issues warning letter to IndiGo over December 2025 faresIndia's largest airline, IndiGo, has come under the scrutiny of the DGCA, which has issued a formal notice concerning fare levels set in De...
Govt has powers to cap airfares but it is not single-way solution: Aviation Minister NaiduCivil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu stated the government has powers to cap airfares in extraordinary circumstances but it's not a sol...
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...
'Autorickshaw fare is more than airline fare,' says Delhi HC while refusing capping of airfaresThe Delhi High Court declined to cap airfares across India, stating that the airline industry is highly competitive and faces significant l...
Govt does not intend to regulate airfares on international routes: SinghThe existing domestic airfare bands are revised from time to time in view of high ATF prices but the government does not intend to regulate...
Airlines don't charge passengers arbitrarily: DGCA to Delhi High CourtThe regulator's response came in the backdrop of a notice issued to it by the court seeking its stand regarding the claims made in the plea.
High Court seeks government's reply on plea seeking capping of airfaresThe counsel for the central government submitted before the court that airfares was beyond the control of the aviation regulator Directorat...
HC seeks govt's reply on plea seeking capping of airfaresThe PIL has urged the court to direct the authorities to frame "guidelines so as to put a cap on airfares and prevent the private airlines ...
High Court asks ministry to consider plea seeking capping of airfaresThe bench asked the ministry to pass the order as per law and directed it to inform the petitioner about the decision.
Airlines are not 'demons', says Ashok Gajapathi RajuMaking it clear that there would not be a "simplistic solution" to deal with exorbitant rise in airfares, he reiterated that capping would ...
Government mulls regulating airfare surge during calamities: Mahesh SharmaMahesh Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to take note of the surge in air ticket prices during...
Officials examine capping of air fares; may raise floor prices: Ashok Gajapathi Raju"The idea is not to regulate for the sake of regulation. We don't want to push up the cost of tickets for the majority," the aviation minis...
Government mulls policy on airfares; discussions at 'highest level'The latest round of discussions comes close on the heels of parliamentarians raising concerns, last month, over surge in airfares during Ja...
Government to soon announce measures to curb high airfares: MinisterAviation regulator DGCA had last week said that discussions need to be held with airlines before any decision on fixing upper cap on ticket...
Need to discuss with airlines on capping airfares: DGCADGCA is expected to release the air traffic data for the month of April along with the highest ticket bucket fare details, to look into the...
Parliamentary panel pitches for capping maximum airfaresAmid concerns over steep fluctuations in air ticket prices, a Parliamentary panel has suggested capping maximum airfares on domestic routes.
CCI probes alleged cartelisation in airfaresCurrently, the CCI is probing whether there is cartelisation among carriers in fixing price of air tickets.
Capping of airfares violates competition norms: Ashok Chawla, CCI chairmanTerming that the move would be 'antithetical' to competition as well as deregulation, Chawla stressed that market forces should be allowed ...
Civil Aviation Ministry hints at capping airfaresIn a clear signal on capping airfares, the Civil Aviation Ministry said mechanisms would be put in place to curb predatory pricing ways of ...