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Congress MP Vivek Tankha urges govt to make airfares affordable for Indians on Gulf routes

India | May 24, 2026, 11:38 AM IST

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha said over one crore Indians live across the Gulf region and need to be protected from rising air fares on India-UAE and Gulf routes.

Supreme Court pulls up Centre over soaring airfares, calls for rational pricing for passengers

India | May 15, 2026, 02:22 PM IST

The 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.

Jet fuel prices more than doubled to Rs 2 lakh per kl for first time: How will it impact travellers?

India | Apr 01, 2026, 10:50 AM IST

India's jet fuel prices have surged to a historic high of Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre following a dramatic rise in global oil rates driven by the West Asia crisis. Airlines already facing longer routes and higher fuel burn are expected to raise fares, adding to the financial strain on travellers.

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Centre removes domestic airfare caps imposed after IndiGo fiasco, airlines told to act responsibly

India | Mar 21, 2026, 11:24 PM IST

The upper limit of domestic flight fares will be lifted from March 23, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in an official order. The caps were imposed last year in December in the wake of IndiGo flight disruptions.

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IndiGo crisis: Centre orders airlines to ensure reasonable pricing amid airfares spike

India | Dec 06, 2025, 01:27 PM IST

IndiGo flight cancellations: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has ordered all airlines to adhere to reasonable pricing and airfares capping amid the flight cancellations crisis from IndiGo.

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Raghav Chadha urges Centre to intervene after airfare to Prayagraj sees exorbitant spike

India | Jan 28, 2025, 05:31 PM IST

Raghav Chadha urged the Centre to intervene and prevent airlines from charging exorbitant fees while ensuring affordable travel to the devotees during the Mahakumbh. According to Chadha, the airfare has risen by 7 to 10 times during Mahakumbh.

Mahakumbh: After DGCA, govt addresses skyrocketing airfare issue, calls urgent meeting with airlines

Business | Jan 27, 2025, 06:41 PM IST

Maha Kumbh Mela: On a year-on-year basis, flight bookings to Prayagraj have jumped 162 per cent while the bookings to Lucknow and Varanasi have increased 42 per cent and 127 per cent, respectively. The figures are for the January 13 to February 26 period.

Intention is to take air travel to the common man: Union Civil Aviation Minister

India | Jun 13, 2024, 04:28 PM IST

The 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.

Parliamentary panel suggests route-specific capping of airfares amid rising air ticket prices

Business | Feb 09, 2024, 11:08 AM IST

Currently, 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.

'Air fares fixed by airlines, no governmental control': Centre to Kerala HC

India | Nov 11, 2023, 09:32 AM IST

The government does not interfere either in commercial aspects of airline nor fixing of airfare by them.

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Private airlines summoned by Parliamentary panel to discuss rising airfares

India | Apr 03, 2023, 08:21 AM IST

Several airlines, including IndiGo, Vistara, GoAir, Air India and SpiceJet are amongst those who have been asked to depose before the Department Related Standing Committee for Transport, Tourism and Culture.

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Yearender 2021: Air India's acquisition by Tata Group to buzzing IPOs - Top 5 business news of year

Business | Dec 31, 2021, 03:13 PM IST

Amid coronavirus- triggered pandemic, the year 2021 also witnessed public issues by internet companies such as Paytm, Zomato, Nykaa, Policybazaar, among others. Besides IPOs, Tata Sons acquiring Air India, a bill seeking to ban all private cryptocurrencies were among the top business news that created a buzz in 2021.

Air travel becomes costlier by up to 12.82% as Centre

Air travel to become costlier by 12.5% as govt hikes price cap on domestic airfares

Business | Aug 14, 2021, 11:54 AM IST

In an order dated August 12, 2021, the ministry increased the lower limit for flights under 40 minutes of duration from Rs 2,600 to Rs 2,900 -- an increase of 11.53 percent.

DGCA advices passengers planning to travel abroad to check fares on airline's website

India | Aug 10, 2021, 06:12 PM IST

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Twitter that metasearch engines at times do make combinations of multiple airlines -- when a passenger is looking for point-to-point travel -- and end up with an exaggerated figure of airfare.

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Rise in airfares: DGCA asks airlines to submit details about fares on India-UK flights

Business | Aug 08, 2021, 05:12 PM IST

Aviation regulator DGCA has asked the airlines to submit details about the airfares they have been charging for India-UK flights during August, a senior official said on Sunday. Aviation regulator DGCA has asked the airlines to submit details about the airfares they have been charging for India-UK flights during August, a senior official said on Sunday.

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