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Indian airlines to avoid 'affected part' of Iranian airspace, will re-route flights, says DGCA
Aviation regulator DGCA Saturday said Indian airlines have decided to avoid the "affected part of the Iranian airspace" and reroute their flight "suitably"
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan flags concerns over high airfares; aviation ministry to look into issue
Civil aviation ministry will look into steep rise in airfares for domestic and international flights to and from Kerala during festival seasons
Traders' body CAIT raises concern over high airfares post Jet Airways' shutdown, seeks price control
Expressing serious concerns over spiralling airfares, traders' body CAIT on Thursday wrote to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu seeking the introduction of a price control mechanism to cap the upper limit of fares
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
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
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
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
Higher fares or yields (revenue per passenger) could have driven SpiceJet’s strong performance during the quarter
Govt imposes up to Rs 8,500 levy per flight; airfares to rise
To provide viability gap funding for the flights operated under the regional connectivity scheme, the Ministry would impose a levy on every departure on major air routes such as the national capital, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
Aviation minister says capping airfares will make flying costlier
According to the minister, airlines should pass on the benefits of lower ATF prices to the flyers.
By next Onam, UAE-India air travel might get cheaper as govt moves to nix festival-fleecing by airlines
It seems the Ministry of Civil Aviation sought advise from some former secretaries of civil aviation before coming up with this idea.
PM Modi flags predatory airfares during festival season, wants ministry to act
The prime minister brought up the issue at a meeting held with ministry officials recently while he was reviewing the draft civil aviation policy.
Govt mulls capping airfares to curb predatory pricing ways
In recent times, concerns have been expressed in various quarters, including by parliamentarians, over steep fluctuations in airfares.
Rs 6999 for business class travel: Jet slashes premiere air fares by half
Jumping on to the discounted airfare bandwagon, Jet Airways on Sunday slashed their business class fares to almost half.
Neither extortionary nor predatory ticket pricing acceptable: ministry
The ministry is, however, yet to take a call on whether there is a need to assign thresholds for airfares.