A cess of Rs 8,000 on each domestic flight could be the alternative to the aviation ministry's proposed 2% surcharge on flight tickets to f...

The govt in the revised draft policy, unveiled on Oct 30, had proposed 2 per cent levy on all airfares to mop up funds for its regional con...

Air passengers welcomed the move to abandon the cess plan, saying the government should not charge some fliers to fund the flights of other...

In a boost to regional air connectivity, state-owned Air India today said it will launch its flight services to Gorakhpur from here, which ...

The announcement to make all carriers eligible for regional routes is likely to be part of the final civil aviation policy that is likely t...

The government's plan to charge 2% cess on domestic and international airfares goes against the principles of the International Civil Aviat...

If the current arrangement of Rs 6 cess of fuel continues, it will generate enough funds to meet this requirement (between 2016-17 and 2023...

Up to 100-seater planes will operate with a fare cap of Rs 2,500 per hour of flying and the government will give VGF from the fund collecte...

The proposed cap of Rs 2,500 per ticket on regional routes will apply only to carriers availing viability gap funding from the Civil Aviati...

SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh said the cess would not be making a "big difference" in airfares and the 2% levy would help improve regional connec...

“The focus of the policy is going to be on reducing the cost of operations for airlines and providing affordable regional connectivity acro...

The proposal will allow airlines to bid for the right to operate flights between small towns and cities located within one hour of flying d...

The money raised through the cess would be utilised for viability gap funding of domestic carriers operating flights to regional and remote...

The civil aviation ministry is likely to propose a 1 per cent cess on fares to fund air connectivity in non-lucrative regional routes.

Analysts say regional connectivity will not become viable unless the government provides subsidy to fly to these destinations.

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Road Transport Ministry to seek "enhancement of gross budgetary support" in mid-term review of 12th Pla...

The government plans to retain the route disbursal guidelines that make it mandatory for airlines to deploy a minimum capacity to connect N...