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"Failure on both parts of the DGCA and the airline...": Karti Chidambaram
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid nationwide disruptions caused by delays and cancellations of IndiGo flights, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday criticised both the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the airline for failing to enforce and comply with the mandatory rest period directive for flight
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"Government should intervene...": SP MP Dimple Yadav on air fares hike ami
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is being seen that there is a huge increase in air fares. Airlines are operating in an arbitrary manner... The government should intervene in this... And if the government does not intervene, then this kind of attitude will continue...," said the SP MP.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi slams IndiGo disruptions, flags 'duopoly in air' as pi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Chaturvedi said, "Indigo Airlines operations have been badly hit, leading to massive passenger distress. I have repeatedly raised concerns over the duopoly that prevails in the air, which leads to higher air fares, poor infrastructure, and flight cancellations."
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Air fares surge post Ahmedabad plane crash, rampant price gouging
Updated : 11 months ago IST
A travel agent mentioned that a ticket, which was priced slightly above Rs 6,000 before the accident, is now being sold for around Rs 34,000.
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Despite aviation ministry request, flight tickets from Srinagar remain exo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Tourists who are stranded in the Kashmir valley in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack are having to shell out an extra amount of money to fly back to their home cities. Air fares to major Indian cities have skyrocketed since the news of the terrorist attack broke out on Tuesday eve
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Airlines refuse to share fare data; DGCA examining issue amid high airfare
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
After airlines refused to share airfare data with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulator on Monday said that it is examining the matter.
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Grounded planes putting additional pressure on airfare: Minister Rammohan
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu, participating during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha on Thursday, attended to many questions related to the exorbitant rise in airfares, delays in flights, and aviation-related infrastructure in the country.
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Govt issues advisory to airlines not to raise air fares amid Delhi Termina
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued an advisory to all the airlines on Friday to ensure that the fare prices should not have a steep increase after flight operations of airlines were impacted following a roof collapse at Terminal 1 of Delhi airport on Friday morning.
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SC declines PIL alleging exorbitant air fare for destinations in Gulf
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra noted that the petition could be filed before the High Court instead of in the Supreme Court.
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"Air-fares reduced by 61 per cent after govt intervention": Jyotiraditya S
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"I am happy to say that the maximum fares on flights connecting Delhi to Srinagar, Leh, Pune and Mumbai were reduced by 14-61 per cent on June 6. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry are monitoring the daily fares," Scindia said while addressing the press confere
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Airlines operators asked to monitor rise in air fares: Jyotiraditya Scindi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in a meeting on Monday with Airlines Advisory Group discussed the issue of rise in air fares.
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May take action against operators if there is unbridled hike in air fares:
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During a recent meeting of officials with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the top officials of airline companies, a senior official of MoCA advised the airline companies that the ministry will be forced to take concrete action if there is an unbridled hike in airfares.
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