Summer travel plans show no signs of slowing: Domestic demand remains strong despite higher airfares, rising fuel costs & fewer flightsDespite rising airfares and fuel costs, Indians are continuing their summer holidays, though many are adjusting their plans. Domestic trave...
04 Jun, 2026, 06.05 AM IST
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...
15 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
The energy shock at 35,000 feet is burning a hole in your pocketAs aviation fuel prices reach a new high globally, the airline industry is feeling the crunch, with ticket prices climbing and schedules be...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
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...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
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...
12 Dec, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
Removal of airfare caps will help in offering discounted ticket prices: IndiGoThe country's largest carrier IndiGo on Wednesday said the removal of airfare caps will help airlines to increase their passenger load fact...
31 Aug, 2022, 09.13 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
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...
23 Apr, 2017, 03.01 PM IST
HC seeks govt's reply on plea seeking capping of airfaresThe PIL has urged the court to direct the authorities to frame "guidelines so as to put a cap on airfares and prevent the private airlines ...
28 Sep, 2016, 11.13 PM IST
High Court asks ministry to consider plea seeking capping of airfaresThe bench asked the ministry to pass the order as per law and directed it to inform the petitioner about the decision.
20 Jul, 2016, 06.05 PM IST
Airlines are not 'demons', says Ashok Gajapathi RajuMaking it clear that there would not be a "simplistic solution" to deal with exorbitant rise in airfares, he reiterated that capping would ...
23 Jun, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
Government mulls regulating airfare surge during calamities: Mahesh SharmaMahesh Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to take note of the surge in air ticket prices during...
15 Jun, 2016, 10.50 PM IST
Officials examine capping of air fares; may raise floor prices: Ashok Gajapathi Raju"The idea is not to regulate for the sake of regulation. We don't want to push up the cost of tickets for the majority," the aviation minis...
11 Jun, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
Need to discuss with airlines on capping airfares: DGCADGCA is expected to release the air traffic data for the month of April along with the highest ticket bucket fare details, to look into the...
20 May, 2016, 03.29 AM IST
Capping of airfares violates competition norms: Ashok Chawla, CCI chairmanTerming that the move would be 'antithetical' to competition as well as deregulation, Chawla stressed that market forces should be allowed ...
16 Aug, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
Civil Aviation Ministry hints at capping airfaresIn a clear signal on capping airfares, the Civil Aviation Ministry said mechanisms would be put in place to curb predatory pricing ways of ...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.31 AM IST
Predatory pricing a 'big issue', says Civil Aviation Minister Mahesh Sharma; favours airfare capThe ministry last year circulated a note for internal discussion wherein it suggested steps to cap airfares at minimum and maximum levels.
24 May, 2015, 04.23 PM IST