Free seat mandate will force sharp hike in Fares: AirlinesAirlines in India are pushing back against a government order for free seat selection. They warn this will force ticket price hikes, hurtin...
21 Mar, 2026, 01.18 AM IST
Saved from getting C₹ushed by seatsIn a landmark decision, India's aviation ministry has introduced a new policy to promote fairness in air travel. Airlines are required to r...
19 Mar, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
Airlines must make 60% of seats available without selection chargesAirlines in India must now offer at least 60% of seats without extra charges. Passengers on the same booking will be seated together. Polic...
19 Mar, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
How to pay zero charges for flight seat during web check-in? Here's what Aviation Ministry saysIt is not enough that an passenger buys airline ticket, he or she also needs to take out a boarding pass in order to board the flight for w...
18 Jan, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Air India loses preferential access to bilateral rights needed to operate international flightsFor the airlines of a particular country to operate international flights to another country, the two sides have to negotiate and sign a "b...
25 Apr, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
MPs demand cap on air faresMembers in the Rajya Sabha today sought a cap on airfares and sought to know why charges were levied by airlines on booking preferential se...
18 Jul, 2018, 04.56 PM IST
International Womens' Day: Airlines to operate all-women crew flightsVistara's Mumbai-Amritsar flight, to be launched tomorrow, will also be operated by an all-women crew as part of the #WomenWhoMakeUsFly cel...
07 Mar, 2017, 10.59 PM IST
Jet Airways allows 'choice' seat bookings through agentsJet Airways today said its customers can now book their seat of choice through travel agents as well, a pre-paid facility which so far was ...
20 May, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
Tata-SIA's Vistara begins operations today with Delhi-Mumbai flightWith 14 daily flights from Saturday, which translate into 2,450 seats, a fleet of three A320-200 aircraft and a route map including only th...
09 Jan, 2015, 11.52 AM IST
Pre-booking of preferential flight seats capped at 25%The government has capped the number of preferential seats domestic airlines may sell through pre-booking at 25% of the aircraft capacity.
30 Jun, 2013, 06.26 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
Go Air, Spice Jet to charge more for excess baggage and seats of choiceGo Air & Spice Jet joined other low-cost airline in a la carte pricing as it introduced a fee for pre-selection of seats.
28 May, 2013, 09.31 AM IST
IndiGo rolls back fee for its middle seatsWith this development, Air India Express is now the only airline to charge a fee for pre-selection of every single seat on its flights, inc...
22 May, 2013, 09.57 AM IST
- Govt mulls putting cap on preferred seats on airlines
The Civil Aviation Ministry was now looking at framing rules to cap the number of preferential seats the carriers can offer in a flight.
19 May, 2013, 01.23 PM IST
Pay more for additional baggage in Jet Airways; Indigo to charge premium for preferential seatsIndigo will charge the passenger a premium of Rs 500 for Rows 1, 2, 12 and 13. While Jet has announced that it will charge Rs 250 per kg fo...
09 May, 2013, 04.50 PM IST
IndiGo to charge a premium for preferential seatsPre-booking a seat in the first two rows or near emergency exits in 12 and 13th row in an IndiGo flight will cost passengers more.
09 May, 2013, 02.55 PM IST
Air India to reduce free baggage allowance from 20 to 15 kgsPassengers would from next week be allowed to carry only 15 kgs of free check-in baggage and pay a flat rate of about Rs 200-250 per kg on ...
07 May, 2013, 06.28 AM IST