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
"Civil Aviation Ministry has woken up at last": P Chidambaram welcomes Centre's decision to impose caps on airfaresThe government has imposed caps on economy-class airfares to protect passengers from soaring prices amid widespread flight disruptions. For...
07 Dec, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
Chaos in the air: Amid IndiGo turbulence, civil aviation ministry flies in reliefThe ministry directed IndiGo to process refunds immediately and strengthen passenger assistance amid widespread chaos at airports across th...
07 Dec, 2025, 08.20 AM 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
Aviation minister vows to tackle rising airfare, assures balanced approachThe government sought to make air travel affordable and accessible, noted Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu. He highlighted the ne...
09 Aug, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
What's free web check-in when all seats are paid? Govt asks airlines, raises concerns over unfair practicesThe Indian consumer affairs ministry has expressed concerns over unfair trade practices by airlines and online travel aggregators. These pr...
26 Oct, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Toxic air makes flying out of capital dearerAir pollution in Delhi has taken air travel back to the times when only the rich could afford to fly, domestic airfares departing from the ...
07 Nov, 2019, 05.58 PM IST
Capping airfares will lead to general spike in air travel costs: GovernmentA report tabled in Parliament recently recommended fixing an upper limit on air tickets as well as levying not more than 50 per of the base...
06 Jan, 2018, 10.03 PM IST
Parliamentary panel for capping airfares, minister says it will backfire"The Ministry of Civil Aviation, though aware of the rampant exploitation is not showing any proactive role in regulating the airfares.
05 Jan, 2018, 10.28 PM IST
5/20 rule 'anarchic', trying to change it: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi RajuRaju said in Lok Sabha the government wants more Indian airlines to fly to foreign destinations but as long as the 5/20 rule is not changed...
28 Apr, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
CCI approves Etihad's investment in Jet, marks final clearance to the dealPaving way for closure of long- pending deal, fair trade regulator CCI today approved the proposed acquisition of 24% stake in Jet Airways ...
13 Nov, 2013, 01.02 AM IST
Supreme Court asks DGCA, FIA to explain extra chargesThe Supreme Court has asked the aviation regulator and the industry to explain the rationale of imposing charges over and above base fares ...
18 Jan, 2013, 05.25 AM IST
- 'No regulator to control runaway air ticket prices'
Four questions to Air Passengers' Association of India head Sudhakara Reddy, aviation minister Ajit Singh and founder of LCC model in India...
21 Nov, 2012, 07.05 AM IST
Jet Airways fails to leverage opportunity created by Kingfisher & Air India: CAPAJet s revenue growth was modest given that the airline was presented with an invaluable opportunity to exploit the difficulties faced by bo...
24 Aug, 2012, 04.25 PM IST
- Private airlines exploiting passengers by raising fares: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Noting that private airlines had raised fares exorbitantly in the wake of Air India strike, members in the Rajya Sabha today voiced concern...
10 May, 2012, 03.25 PM IST
- Airlines told to make all fares public
The govt has tightened noose around airlines, making it tough for them to exploit passengers by suddenly jacking up fares to exorbitant lev...
21 Nov, 2010, 10.55 AM IST