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Civil Aviation Minister seeks report on allocation of airport slots vacated by Jet Airways to other airlines
•Jet Airways has more than 440 slots at Mumbai and Delhi airports,
Jet Airways shutdown impact: Airline fares on short-haul routes go up by 10-15%; 62% hike on Mumbai-Hyderabad route
Fp Staff •Post-Jet Airways shutting down operations, tickets booked a week before for travel between 1-10 April show up to 62% hike in fares.
Jet Airways shutting down sends airfares soaring; 62% hike on Mumbai-Hyderabad route, Mumbai-Delhi sees 52% jump
Fp Staff •There has been a spike in airfares, mainly after grounding of scores of planes by ailing Jet Airways earlier and then shutting down of operations on 17 April 2019
Govt should not rescue cash-strapped Jet Airways, it's not in State's interest to run airlines
Vivek •The operational creditors of Jet Airways, everyone from its service providers to its workers, can still take the airline to the bankruptcy court.
DGCA asks airlines to reduce airfares on 10 routes to 'reasonable levels' as ticket prices rise up to 30%
•Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday asked airlines to reduce fares on ten domestic routes to "reasonable levels" as ticket prices on these high-density routes have risen up to 30 percent in last one month, according to a senior official
SpiceJet to induct 16 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft on dry lease; move aims to reduce flight cancellation, expand presence
•Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet said this is the first lot of Boeing 737s that the airline is inducting in its fleet.
Aviation regulator asks airlines to increase number of flights to stabilise rising airfares
•India's aviation regulator has asked all airlines to come out with an individual medium-term plan by Wednesday on enhancing the availability of domestic flights, in a move aimed at curbing rising airfares, government officials said
Airfares witness 30% rise as runway repair work hits flight operations at Mumbai airport
•With the Mumbai airport shutting for runway repairs thrice a week, airfares especially on the Delhi-Mumbai sector, has seen a surge of 30 per cent
Jet Airways cuts base fares by up to 30% for both domestic and international travel across network under limited period offer
•The travel period for the bookings availed under the discounted fares range from 5 December to 30 September, 2019, depending on the destination, Jet Airways said.
What does SpiceJet's strong Q1 revenue indicate? flying may get costlier as airlines ought to improve margins
Sindhub •Higher fares or yields (revenue per passenger) could have driven SpiceJet’s strong performance during the quarter