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
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...
26 Mar, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
Government plans analytics tool for airfare trendsAccording to a source privy to today's meeting, such an analytics tool would first require a reservoir of data collected from airlines, air...
08 Jun, 2017, 11.22 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
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
SpiceJet merges fuel surcharge with base fare to be more transparent to passengers; IndiGo followsKalanithi Maran-owned low-cost carrier has merged 'fuel surcharge' in airfares along with its base fares, as it attempts to bring transpare...
16 Apr, 2014, 01.59 AM IST
Fare hike: Pax body cries cartelisation, take airlines to CCIAPAI has dragged airlines to the competition watchdog CCI following a steep 25 per cent hike in air fares in tandem over the past one week.
08 Sep, 2013, 02.19 PM IST
- Travel agents keep shutter down over air fare issue
Over 3,000 travel agents across the country kept their businesses shut today protesting alleged opaque airfare practices by airline.
07 May, 2013, 10.42 PM IST
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...
05 Dec, 2012, 04.00 AM IST
- Online: Aviation Minister demands transparency in fixing ATF rates
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has raised doubts about pricing of jet fuel by state oil marketing firms and urged Oil Minister Veerappa...
04 Dec, 2012, 05.07 PM IST
- 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.
14 Dec, 2010, 06.18 AM IST
- Govt not happy with airlines' steps to lower airfares, wants more
Talking tough, the govt today said it was not "fully satisfied" with the steps taken by air carriers to lower the "astronomical" fares and ...
13 Dec, 2010, 07.32 PM IST
- Confusing airfare charts leave passengers in dark
Airlines making airfares public have left travellers lurking in the dark as there is no information on availability of seats in a particula...
09 Dec, 2010, 05.53 AM IST
- Domestic airlines start route fare display on websites
Complying with the directives of DGCA, domestic airlines on Tuesday said they have started publishing different fare levels for each route.
08 Dec, 2010, 07.01 AM IST
- Airlines asked to list breakup of fares
The civil aviation ministry has directed all carriers to disclose the total amount a passenger has to pay to the airline in a move to ensur...
01 May, 2009, 09.00 AM IST
- Airlines told to disclose fare break-up
The ministry of civil aviation has directed all carriers to disclose the total amount a passenger has to pay to the airline in a bid to ens...
01 May, 2009, 12.19 AM IST
- Congestion surcharge is no tax, says govt
Domestic airlines including Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Simplify Deccan may come under fire from the government for misleading pas...
03 Dec, 2007, 03.36 AM IST