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Govt suspends directive on flight seat selection feeA government directive for Indian airlines to offer 60% of seats without extra charges has been paused. This decision follows strong opposi...03 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST- Govt directive to offer 60% flight seats without additional charges put on holdThe government has paused its order for airlines to provide at least 60 percent of flight seats without extra cost. This decision follows c...02 Apr, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
- Airlines to offer 60 pc seats in flights without additional charges from Apr 20Airlines must now offer a minimum of 60 percent of flight seats without extra charges starting April 20. The DGCA has issued new directives...29 Mar, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
- Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet oppose govt's 60 pc free seat selection decisionAirlines like IndiGo, Air India, and SpiceJet are opposing a new government rule. This rule mandates free selection for at least 60 percent...20 Mar, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
- DGCA asks airlines to regularly inspect serviceability of seatsAviation watchdog DGCA has urged airlines to conduct regular seat inspections to maintain serviceability, with Air India implementing a wee...17 Mar, 2025, 08.57 PM IST
- After US incident, Indian aviation ministry tells flyers that the seat is not a sleeper berthIndian shores, new skiesThe debate on reclining aircraft seats, sparked by a viral video of a passenger repeatedly punching a reclined seat...23 Feb, 2020, 10.28 AM IST
- Govt may remove 'landing charges' at 15 defence airports for aircraft with less than 80 seats'Landing charges' are paid by an airline to the airport as per the weight of the aircraft during each landing.07 Jun, 2019, 04.29 PM IST
- Government awards 235 routes under UDAN, seaplanes to fly on 18 routesSpiceJet, IndiGo, Jet Airways, Air India subsidiary Airline Allied Services Ltd or Alliance Air, and Turbo Aviation are among the operators...26 Jan, 2019, 04.18 PM IST
- Govt to review IndiGo's decision to charge for seats during web check-inIndiGo on Sunday announced that web check-in chargeable by introducing a cost for every seat.26 Nov, 2018, 10.26 PM IST
- Aviation ministry may allow trading in seat capacityThe airline industry has been divided on the issue with Air India, IndiGo and Jet Airways opposing its reinstatement, while SpiceJet, Vista...08 May, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
- India pauses Dubai flying rights talks“It has been decided to put the issue of Dubai bilaterals on hold after the internal proposal to increase flying entitlements between India...23 Jan, 2018, 11.46 PM IST
- After government's pressure, SpiceJet gets more slots at DubaiSpiceJet informs aviation ministry that it got slots equalling 5,500 weekly seats at Dubai airport. This comes even before the two govts ag...16 Aug, 2017, 11.31 PM IST
- Indo-Oman link gets 5131 more airline seats in bilateral agreementThe civil aviation ministry today announced an increase in weekly seat entitlements with Oman allowing an increase in connectivity between ...12 Nov, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
- Airlines asked to reserve two window seats for disabledAirlines have also been asked to train ground handling staff to deal with disabled passengers and compensate passengers if any of their ass...29 May, 2015, 05.40 AM IST
- Aviation ministry-Dubai officials meet to enhance traffic rightsAn Inter Ministerial Group headed by civil aviation secretary Ashok Lavasa had given an in-principle nod to the increase in bilateral seat ...26 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Civil aviation sector regulator DGCA puts cap on preferential seats in planesPutting a cap on the number of 'preferred seats' on sale on each flight, the civil aviation sector regulator DGCA has allowed the airlines ...29 Jun, 2013, 07.47 PM IST
- Civil Aviation Ministry asks airlines to limit number of 'privileged' seatsThe Ministry also asked them to identify the rows of seats to be charged, Civil Aviation Secretary K N Shrivastava said.17 May, 2013, 09.15 PM IST
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