Aviation Minister
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IndiGo faces new storm: Competition Commission eyes probe after thousands of flights cancelled
India | Dec 10, 2025, 09:33 AM ISTIndiGo crisis: The probe aims to determine whether IndiGo misused its market dominance, disrupted services unfairly, or imposed unreasonable conditions on passengers.
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Centre caps airfares, orders IndiGo to trace, deliver passengers' luggage within 48 hours
India | Dec 06, 2025, 07:21 PM ISTThe government has imposed nationwide caps on domestic airfares after ticket prices spiked sharply during IndiGo’s ongoing operational meltdown.
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'We want to stand with truth': Aviation Minister in Parliament on Air India crash probe
India | Jul 21, 2025, 12:59 PM ISTAir India plane crash: The aircraft, which was operating the flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed into a building soon after takeoff.
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Want resumption of flights, airline have to submit its plan to DGCA: Aviation Minister on Go First
Business | May 18, 2023, 09:49 PM ISTThe crisis-hit Go First extended the suspension of flight operations till May 26, citing operational reasons and expressed hope that it will be able to resume bookings shortly.
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Will try to resume international flight operations before August: Hardeep Singh Puri
India | May 23, 2020, 03:11 PM ISTUnion Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August. The Aviation Minister announced this during a Facebook LIVE address today.
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Hardeep Puri says don't understand need to quarantine those with green status on Aarogya Setu app
India | May 23, 2020, 02:32 PM ISTUnion Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said he don't understand the need for quarantine of passengers who have been given green status on Aarogya Setu app. His statement comes after a couple of states have issued advisory for passengers who are willing to travel once domestic flight operations are resumed from May 25 onwards.
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Aviation ministry classifies flight routes into 7 bands to set fare limit: All you need to know
Fyi | May 21, 2020, 05:20 PM ISTAhead of the resumption of domestic flight operations in the country amid lockdown, Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday informed that initially flight routes have been classified into 7 parts adding that all routes within the country will fall within the 7 slots.
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Flight fares to have minimum, maximum limit: Aviation Minister on new guidelines | Key takeaways
India | May 21, 2020, 05:45 PM ISTUnion Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday addressed a presser on new air travel guidelines ahead of the resumption of domestic flight services from May 25 onwards.
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Aviation Minister offers hope as Jet Airways sinks deep
Business | Jun 14, 2019, 10:24 PM ISTThe statement has come days after a section of Jet Airways staff claimed to have received assurance from the Minister for taking measures to resuscitate the carrier.
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Former aviation minister Praful Patel 'dear friend' of lobbyist Deepak Talwar: ED
India | Jun 10, 2019, 08:10 PM ISTFormer civil aviation minister Praful Patel was a "dear friend" of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, who used his close proximity with ministers and others to get the work done for his clients, as per the charge sheet filed in a Delhi court by the ED, which quizzed the NCP leader Monday.
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There is no 'VIP culture' in airports at all: Aviation minister Jayant Sinha
Business | Nov 25, 2017, 08:01 PM ISTAviation minister Jayant Sinha today denied that "VIP culture" was prevalent at Indian airports, saying that leeway given is only for security reasons.
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I carry matchbox on flight because I'm not frisked: Aviation Minister flaunts VVIP status
National | Apr 07, 2015, 04:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a blatant admission of misusing VVIP status, union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today claimed that he often breaks the law by carrying matchboxes on flight.The minister said that his matchboxes are
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Kingfisher Cancels 20 Flights, DGCA To Brief Aviation Minister
India | Feb 22, 2012, 11:05 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 22: Kingfisher Airlines cancelled about 20 flights today even as the DGCA was set to brief the Civil Aviation Minister on the ailing carrier's plans to restore its services.The airline is expected