'Govt has no plans to regulate airfares'India's government has clarified that it will not regulate ticket prices for airlines under new rules. The new air fare regulations will al...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Will flyers get relief? Centre finalises aviation rules as SC examines steep airfaresCentre has received administrative approval for rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, and expects to publish them within two w...
16 Oct, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Supreme Court asks Centre to submit final airfare rules by November 16The Supreme Court has mandated that the government submit finalized rules regarding airline fare regulations within a month. Solicitor Gene...
16 Oct, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear on Sept 7 plea seeking guidelines to control unpredictable fluctuations in airfareThe Supreme Court will hear a plea concerning unpredictable airline fare fluctuations. The government is fast-tracking new aviation rules a...
06 Sep, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
‘If airlines are not complying, ground them’: SC pushes Centre to finalise aviation rulesThe Centre informed the Supreme Court about fast-tracking new aviation rules. These rules under Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, will be ...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.23 AM IST
Fare rules ground erring airlines, Supreme Court tells CentreThe Supreme Court has called on the Centre to take action against airlines that violate airfare regulations. In response, the government an...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
India needs more GST relief to make travel affordable, drive tourism growth: SOTC Travel MDFurther GST rationalization on domestic hotels and restaurants could fuel tourism growth. The government's move to reduce tax collected at ...
02 Aug, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Average airfare on 72 domestic routes rose 20.5 pc in June compared to May 2025: DGCA dataIn a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said airlines' operating costs are dynamic in n...
27 Jul, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
Govt says it generally refrains from regulating airfares but remains vigilantThe Indian government is monitoring airfares but generally avoids regulation to maintain market competition. Increased aircraft capacity an...
16 Dec, 2024, 09.01 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
Airlines advised to self-regulate on airfares, keep passengers interest in mind: Scindia"The fares are fixed by airlines keeping in mind the market, demand, seasonality and other market forces. The airfare increases with increa...
07 Dec, 2023, 10.09 PM IST
Govt does not intend to regulate airfares on international routes: SinghThe existing domestic airfare bands are revised from time to time in view of high ATF prices but the government does not intend to regulate...
19 Jul, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
Airlines don't charge passengers arbitrarily: DGCA to Delhi High CourtThe regulator's response came in the backdrop of a notice issued to it by the court seeking its stand regarding the claims made in the plea.
07 May, 2017, 12.05 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
CCI probes alleged cartelisation in airfaresCurrently, the CCI is probing whether there is cartelisation among carriers in fixing price of air tickets.
18 Sep, 2015, 09.59 PM IST