Air Fare
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Delhi, Mumbai cut VAT on jet fuel: Will it bring relief to airlines and flyers?
Business | May 21, 2026, 03:31 PM ISTAs ATF accounts for nearly 40 per cent of airlines' total operating cost, high tax rates directly impact air ticket prices and the aviation sector's financial health.
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Supreme Court pulls up Centre over soaring airfares, calls for rational pricing for passengers
India | May 15, 2026, 02:22 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre to address the steep and inconsistent airfares charged by airlines, calling for rational pricing and stronger regulatory oversight. The matter will be heard next on July 13.
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Govt withdraws domestic airfare cap, here's what it means for flyers and airlines: Full details
Personal Finance | Mar 23, 2026, 09:04 AM ISTDomestic airfare caps have been lifted from March 23, 2026. Ticket prices may rise during peak demand but could fall in off-peak periods.
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Akasa Air joins IndiGo, Air India in raising air fares, surcharge upto Rs 1,300 to be levied on flig
India | Mar 14, 2026, 03:31 PM ISTAkasa Air said the fyuel surcharge will range from Rs 199 to Rs 1,300 on domestic and international routes and will be applied per sector, depending on the duration of the flight.
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Noida international airport: Flight tickets could be cheaper than IGI airport in Delhi, here's why
Uttar Pradesh | Dec 12, 2024, 11:23 PM ISTThe flight tickets from Noida International Airport may be cheaper compared to Delhi's IGI airport -- this is primarily because fuel at Noida Airport will be available at a lower rate compared to Delhi Airport.
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Big relief for air passengers as domestic flights see massive fare drop ahead of Diwali | Details
Business | Oct 13, 2024, 01:43 PM ISTThe report by travel portal ixigo gave Air passengers a reason to smile this Diwali season as it showed the average airfares on many domestic routes have dropped 20-25 per cent compared to the year-ago period.
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Intention is to take air travel to the common man: Union Civil Aviation Minister
India | Jun 13, 2024, 04:28 PM ISTThe newly appointed Civil Aviation Minister, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, outlined his priorities on Thursday, emphasizing the need to enhance the "ease of flying" experience. He expressed his commitment to making civil aviation more approachable and accessible to the common people of India.
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Parliamentary panel suggests route-specific capping of airfares amid rising air ticket prices
Business | Feb 09, 2024, 11:08 AM ISTCurrently, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the government. The panel also reiterated its recommendation to exercise control over airfares being charged by the airlines.
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'India will be 'Vishwaguru' to world on...': P Chidambaram's fresh jibe at govt on rising airfare
India | Jun 19, 2023, 07:06 AM ISTThe former finance minister P Chidambaram asserted in free markets, when demand increases, supply will increase, but in India's free market when demand increases, prices will increase.
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Airfare between Delhi, Mumbai, Patna witnesses three-fold rise amid festive season; may spike more
Business | Oct 19, 2022, 01:42 PM ISTAirfare on several flights has registered a massive surge ahead of the festive season. If experts are to be believed, the fare may rise further.
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Govt withdraws airfare cap with effect from August 31
Business | Aug 10, 2022, 08:43 PM ISTGovt withdraws airfare cap: The ministry said that after reviewing the current status of scheduled domestic operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel in terms of the purpose specified in the initial order.
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International airfares may get cheaper as India signs pact with 116 countries
India | Aug 02, 2022, 07:47 AM ISTInternational airfares, if dropped, will benefit passengers in India. The travel industry has been urging the government for quite some time that foreign carriers be allowed to operate from cities other than metro airports.
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DGCA holds meeting with airlines; to continue monitoring airfare movement on daily basis
Business | Apr 16, 2019, 05:18 PM ISTAs concerns persist on higher air ticket prices, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Tuesday held a meeting with representatives of airlines, the official said. Airlines were advised to continue to monitor at their level and provide information to the DGCA to keep fares low as far as possible, he noted.
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Today airfare is less than that of an auto-rickshaw, says Jayant Sinha; here’s how minister calculated it
National | Sep 04, 2018, 10:39 AM ISTHowever, this is not the first time he has made the statement. In February, this year, he offered the same logic while speaking at a management conference in Indore.
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Travellers in for Diwali treat as air fares come down
Business | Oct 12, 2017, 08:47 PM ISTTop routes like Delhi-Mumbai and Hyderabad-Delhi have seen a drop in fares by 38 per cent and 32 per cent respectively, stated the data shared by online travel portal Yatra.com.
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GoAir launches special offer with fares starting from Rs. 999
Mar 22, 2015, 07:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Budget passenger carrier GoAir on Saturday launched its special mid-year offer with one-way fares starting from Rs. 999 across the airline's network of 22 cities.According to the airline, the tickets under the offer
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Air India cuts fares by up to 50%
Jan 12, 2015, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Air India has slashed air fares by as much as 50 per cent today, which now start at Rs 1,557 for tickets booked till January 18 – meant for travel dates starting from
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2015: The year ahead in aviation
Jan 08, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: 2014 was an eventful year for the aviation sector in the country, with two new airlines getting licences to fly, a fare war, the humiliating FAA downgrade of Indian aviation safety to Category-II,
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Bureaucrats and dependents can now get medical treatment expenses abroad, air fare
India | Sep 09, 2013, 04:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bureaucrats and their dependent family members can now get complex medical treatment abroad at state expense and also get their airfare reimbursed under government's new rules that comes at a time when it
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Rupee impact: Jet Airways increases fares by steep 25%
Sep 05, 2013, 09:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Jet Airways Wednesday raised fares by up to 25 percent with immediate effect due to a sharp increase in the air turbine fuel (ATF) price and a depreciating rupee."We have increased fares up