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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Airlines advised to self-regulate on airfares, keep passengers interest in mind: Scindia"The fares are fixed by airlines keeping in mind the market, demand, seasonality and other market forces. The airfare increases with increa...
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...
CCI probes alleged cartelisation in airfaresCurrently, the CCI is probing whether there is cartelisation among carriers in fixing price of air tickets.
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.
Transparency, not regulation in airfares: Ajit SinghCivil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday denied any move to regulate airfares, saying all that the government intends to do is make th...
- DGCA's blueprint soon with powers to regulate air fares
Airfares shot up drastically, by about 200% on a few sectors, post-Diwali, forcing DGCA to issue directions on November 19, 2010.