From Paris to Phuket: The new logic guiding Indian summer travelIndian summer travel plans are shifting. Due to Middle East tensions and rising airfares, long-haul trips to Europe and the US are being re...
21 Apr, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Need more time to examine unpredictable airfares, Govt tells SCThe government has requested additional time from the Supreme Court to address fluctuating airfares. The ongoing conflict in West Asia has ...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.24 AM 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
We are removing 'airlines may change the fare in 24 hours' clause to address irregularities in airfares: Civil Aviation MinisterCivil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu announced in Rajya Sabha that the ministry is eliminating the 24-hour fare change clause to stabi...
05 Dec, 2024, 06.15 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
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
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
Airfares: Scindia says no proposal to interfere with current regulatory frameworkCivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said there is no proposal at present to interfere with the current regulatory fram...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Govt asks airlines to exercise moderation in pricing tickets amid spike in airfaresIndia is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world and domestic passenger traffic has been rising after being signific...
19 May, 2023, 04.39 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
Government not considering mechanism to curb predatory airfares: Mahesh SharmaMahesh Sharma informed the Rajya Sabha that the government does not interfere in the commercial aspects of airlines.
21 Jul, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
DGCA to keep eye on air faresAviation regulator DGCA has decided to keep an eye on air fares to check any "exorbitant" and "predatory" pricing by the domestic carriers.
13 Mar, 2015, 11.24 PM IST