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Pahalgam terror attack triggers airline surge pricing: Why India needs regulation to curb crisis profiteeringFollowing the Pahalgam attack, Srinagar flight prices surged. This raised concerns about unfair pricing. The DGCA intervened, but many trav...
Vistara's last flight: Why Indian aviation remains a two-plane race?India's aviation sector, despite booming growth and government investment, is grappling with a duopoly. Two major airlines control over 90%...
Hope airfares come to right sweet spot: Vistara CEO Vinod KannanWhile voicing concerns over irrational prices, Vistara's CEO Vinod Kannan said that fares in 2023 were even lower than in 2022 due to seaso...
What is 'skiplagging' or 'hidden-city travel' and why is it so contentious?Though it is not illegal, the practice is strictly prohibited by airlines in their contracts of carriage. And carriers have shown an errati...
India has one of the best airfare regimes; there should be no 'gouging': Akasa Air CEOAkasa Air CEO Vinay Dube's comments come against the backdrop of concerns about a steep rise in airfares in certain routes amid capacity re...
New rules to take off soon! Ticket cancellation charges cannot exceed base fares, DGCA says to airlinesThe need for such a system was felt after air fares skyrocketed during the Chennai floods last year and the Jat agitation in Haryana in Feb...