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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...
Congress demands withdrawal of circular asking Haj pilgrims to pay Rs 10,000 moreThe Congress party has demanded the withdrawal of a Rs 10,000 airfare increase for Haj pilgrims. The party alleges the Modi government has ...
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...
From Paris to Phuket: The new logic guiding Indian summer travelIndian summer travel plans are shifting. Due to Middle East tensions and rising airfares, long-haul trips to Europe and the US are being re...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
IndiGo, Air India, and others refuse to share data on airfares in a brewing tiff with policymakersIndia's top airlines, including IndiGo and Air India Group, have declined a request by the aviation regulator to share data on airfares, ci...
Govt says it generally refrains from regulating airfares but remains vigilantThe Indian government is monitoring airfares but generally avoids regulation to maintain market competition. Increased aircraft capacity an...
We are removing 'airlines may change the fare in 24 hours' clause to address irregularities in airfares: Civil Aviation MinisterCivil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu announced in Rajya Sabha that the ministry is eliminating the 24-hour fare change clause to stabi...
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...
Rising airfares: Parl panel wants DGCA involvement in air ticket pricing, unhappy with differing seat prices in same flightA parliamentary panel proposed capping airfares and creating a separate entity to regulate prices, as airlines' self-regulation has been in...
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...
Govt asks airlines to exercise moderation in pricing tickets amid spike in airfaresIndia is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world and domestic passenger traffic has been rising after being signific...
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.
Thrust on raising seat capacity of airlines flying to middle east: GovernmentGovernment today said it was giving thrust to increasing the seat capacity of flights to the Middle East so that airfares to the region are...
CCI probes alleged cartelisation in airfaresCurrently, the CCI is probing whether there is cartelisation among carriers in fixing price of air tickets.
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.
- Government forms panel to keep tab on airfares
The government gave a strong message to the airlines that more needs to be done about reining in skyrocketing airfares.