Naidu reviews airlines' performance; asks them to ensure reasonable fares in festive seasonCivil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu met with airline representatives. He reviewed their operational and technical performance. The min...
10 Oct, 2025, 10.37 PM IST
DGCA keeps 'rigorous oversight' on airfares for festivals; airlines to operate additional flightsAviation watchdog DGCA monitors airfares for the festive season. It works to prevent ticket price increases. The ministry reviewed trends a...
05 Oct, 2025, 08.29 PM IST
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...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Airfares climb up to 25% for Diwali, Onam festival season travelAnalysis by ixigo revealed an increase in airfare by 10-25% on major routes for Diwali and Onam. Delhi-Chennai flights saw a 25% rise, whil...
19 Aug, 2024, 05.13 PM IST
Early bird gets the ticket to vacation this Diwali: Travel portals to customersMakeMyTrip and Cleartrip noted a significant rise in early bookings for Diwali travel. Train tickets on popular routes are rapidly filling ...
07 Aug, 2024, 01.20 AM IST
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...
09 Feb, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Fliers enjoy spoils of dogfight; carriers are unable to raise fares beyond a pointIndiGo, the largest airline in India with over 60% market share, may have to reduce its base fare in order to compete with other airlines. ...
13 Oct, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
Flying to Dubai, Bangkok is cheaper than going home this DiwaliThe price of the Delhi to Patna flight on October 22 was Rs 14,000 while the airfare from Mumbai to Patna reached Rs 20,000. In comparison,...
19 Oct, 2022, 05.50 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
Airfares rise 30-100% against pre-pandemic levels amid festive season: Thomas CookStrong pent up demand is resulting in a strong uptick in domestic air travel, exacerbated by the limited reopening of international routes,...
15 Nov, 2021, 10.28 PM IST
Too early to assess impact of current oil price rise on airfares, say expertsCrude prices have jumped after drone attacks on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, which accounts for around 10 per cent of the global oil...
17 Sep, 2019, 09.50 PM IST
Parliamentary panel pitches for capping airfaresAccording to the panel, some airlines are charging more than ten times of the advance booking fare around festivals and for bookings made c...
06 Mar, 2018, 05.54 PM IST
Surge in air travel bookings during this Diwali: ReportIt also revealed that in the top sectors, the fares have increased by up to 30 per cent, with festivities still one month away - signalling...
03 Sep, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
Kerala asks Centre to put cap to airfares to Gulf sectorThe state also wanted the Centre to introduce more Air India Express flights & persuade private airlines to operate additional flights to G...
24 Jun, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
PM Modi voices concern over high airfares during festive seasonsThere have been instances of airlines hiking price of air tickets during festival seasons when more people travel.
02 Sep, 2015, 05.20 PM IST
- Airfares to go up on domestics routes in October by up to 8%
Airfares to go up by 8% to 10% on metro routes, while ‘exclusive’ routes may see a steeper hike of 12%-15% in October.
06 Sep, 2011, 01.49 PM IST
- Airfares may skyrocket again this December
If you are planning to fly during the last festive days of the year, book now, as only the early tourist will catch best fares, say experts.
01 Dec, 2010, 11.29 AM IST