The energy shock at 35,000 feet is burning a hole in your pocketAs aviation fuel prices reach a new high globally, the airline industry is feeling the crunch, with ticket prices climbing and schedules be...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
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...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Need more time to examine unpredictable airfares, Govt tells SCThe government has requested additional time from the Supreme Court to address fluctuating airfares. The ongoing conflict in West Asia has ...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
DGCA releases summer flights schedule for Indian domestic carriers; in effect from March 29Domestic flight schedules are now available for travel from March 29th to October 24th. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has removed temporar...
23 Mar, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
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...
12 Dec, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
AI, AI Express look to add capacity amid IndiGo flight disruptionsAir India Group is stepping in to help passengers facing IndiGo flight disruptions. Both Air India and Air India Express are adding flights...
06 Dec, 2025, 05.28 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
Removal of airfare caps will help in offering discounted ticket prices: IndiGoThe country's largest carrier IndiGo on Wednesday said the removal of airfare caps will help airlines to increase their passenger load fact...
31 Aug, 2022, 09.13 PM IST
Airfare bands protecting interests of airlines, passengers, says Aviation Minister Scindia"The fare bands serve the dual purpose of protecting the interests of the travellers as well as of the airlines, and have been revised from...
10 Feb, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
Kerala asks Centre to put cap to airfares to Gulf sectorThe state also wanted the Centre to introduce more Air India Express flights & persuade private airlines to operate additional flights to G...
24 Jun, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
UDAN: Airfares to be revised every three monthsWhile airfares would be linked to inflation, viability gap funding would depend on inflation, cost of aviation turbine fuel and the rupee-d...
10 May, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
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.
07 May, 2017, 12.05 PM IST
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...
11 Jun, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
Ashok Gajapathi Raju rules out capping of airfaresAshok Gajapathi Raju said restricting airfares will not make good business sense as it could also jeopardise government's regional connecti...
09 Jun, 2016, 03.44 PM IST
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.
01 Dec, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
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 ...
16 Aug, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
Predatory pricing a 'big issue', says Civil Aviation Minister Mahesh Sharma; favours airfare capThe ministry last year circulated a note for internal discussion wherein it suggested steps to cap airfares at minimum and maximum levels.
24 May, 2015, 04.23 PM IST