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
Sharp surge in festive season, holiday airfares 'serious concern': SCThe Supreme Court has deemed the surge in air ticket prices during festive seasons a "serious concern," questioning unpredictable fare fluc...
24 Feb, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Aviation ministry actively considering issues related to surge in airfares during festivals: CentreThe Indian government is actively considering new rules for air ticket prices. The Supreme Court has called the issue of unpredictable airf...
23 Feb, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Supreme Court flags concern over exorbitant rise in airfares during festivalsA bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta termed the exorbitant rise of airfares by airlines as "exploitation" and asked the Centre...
19 Jan, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
SC seeks replies from Centre, others on plea to control unpredictable fluctuations in airfaresThe Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and aviation regulators on a plea demanding binding guidelines to control unpredicta...
17 Nov, 2025, 07.52 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
Want to make airways the new railways, says Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan NaiduUnion Minister of Civil Aviation, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, aims to make air travel affordable to the common man by addressing airfare flu...
13 Jun, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Healthy, tough competition in Indian aviation market; price sensitive too: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers"Indian consumers are really eager to travel, but it is also a price-sensitive market. What I see is that whenever a new route is announced...
31 Mar, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
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...
06 Jun, 2016, 06.15 PM IST
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...
20 May, 2016, 03.29 AM IST
DGCA seeks info on ticket pricing from airlinesWith concern being expressed over steep fluctuation in airfares, civil aviation regulator DGCA has sought details from the airlines on thei...
06 May, 2016, 06.27 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
CCI probes alleged cartelisation in airfaresCurrently, the CCI is probing whether there is cartelisation among carriers in fixing price of air tickets.
18 Sep, 2015, 09.59 PM IST
Government not considering mechanism to curb predatory airfares: Mahesh SharmaMahesh Sharma informed the Rajya Sabha that the government does not interfere in the commercial aspects of airlines.
21 Jul, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
DGCA asked to analyse airfare movements in past 5 yearsThe government has asked DGCA to conduct a detailed study of airfares charged by domestic airlines in high density routes during the past f...
26 Jun, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
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 ...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.31 AM IST
Parliamentary panel seeks regulation of airfaresThe panel said even the benefit of reduction in the price of ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) is not passed on to passengers.
28 Apr, 2015, 06.28 PM IST