Airfares

Current flights to Bihar and Jharkhand are more expensive than travelling to international destinations due to travel demand during Chhath Puja 2024

The issue of rising fares was raised in the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport. Headed by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha, the committee will look at critical aspects of transport and connectivity in the country.

Boeing's first strike in 16 years could further compound global shortages of jetliners that have been pushing up airfares and forcing airlines to keep older jets flying longer, industry executives and analysts said.

As the Parliament convenes for the ongoing Monsoon Session, the discussion regarding National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), unemployment, and regulation of airfares will be taken up in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha today.

The Civil Aviation Ministry, in an advisory this evening, has asked airlines to ensure there are no "abnormal surcharges" on flights to and from Delhi.

India has "incredibly affordable" airfares and the country's aviation market has the kind of growth potential where Akasa Air as well as other carriers can do well, according to the nearly two-year-old airline's chief Vinay Dube.

EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti has responded to claims the travel aggregator's decision to suspend flight bookings to the Maldives - after Maldivian ministers' critical comments about PM Narendra Modi - "instigated" the stand-off between the nations.

Amid the row between India and the Maldives - triggered last week after three ministers' comments about Prime Minister Modi - a prominent Maldivian tourism body has called on India-based travel aggregator EaseMyTrip to re-open flight bookings.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the number of air passengers has gone up from six crore in 2014 to 14.5 crore at present and added that airfares are competitive with the railway AC first class fares.

As the demand for hotel rooms is high, their rates are also increasing, he said, adding that the rooms which were available at nominal rates earlier have touched anywhere between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1.25 lakh.

Airfares are set to shoot up as one of India's largest airlines IndiGo has introduced a distance-based "fuel charge" on domestic and international routes.

The triple whammy of increasing jet fuel prices, GoFirst filing for insolvency, and the seat capacity of airlines remaining low is all set to hurt the wallets of flyers again this festival season.

As India's airline market transforms into a duopoly, ticket prices that have long known to be dirt-cheap are climbing.

The Independence Day weekend has led to a spike in prices of domestic flight tickets on some routes.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said there is no proposal at present to interfere with the current regulatory framework for airfares.

Current flights to Bihar and Jharkhand are more expensive than travelling to international destinations due to travel demand during Chhath Puja 2024

The issue of rising fares was raised in the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport. Headed by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha, the committee will look at critical aspects of transport and connectivity in the country.

Boeing's first strike in 16 years could further compound global shortages of jetliners that have been pushing up airfares and forcing airlines to keep older jets flying longer, industry executives and analysts said.

As the Parliament convenes for the ongoing Monsoon Session, the discussion regarding National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), unemployment, and regulation of airfares will be taken up in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha today.

The Civil Aviation Ministry, in an advisory this evening, has asked airlines to ensure there are no "abnormal surcharges" on flights to and from Delhi.

India has "incredibly affordable" airfares and the country's aviation market has the kind of growth potential where Akasa Air as well as other carriers can do well, according to the nearly two-year-old airline's chief Vinay Dube.

EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti has responded to claims the travel aggregator's decision to suspend flight bookings to the Maldives - after Maldivian ministers' critical comments about PM Narendra Modi - "instigated" the stand-off between the nations.

Amid the row between India and the Maldives - triggered last week after three ministers' comments about Prime Minister Modi - a prominent Maldivian tourism body has called on India-based travel aggregator EaseMyTrip to re-open flight bookings.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the number of air passengers has gone up from six crore in 2014 to 14.5 crore at present and added that airfares are competitive with the railway AC first class fares.

As the demand for hotel rooms is high, their rates are also increasing, he said, adding that the rooms which were available at nominal rates earlier have touched anywhere between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1.25 lakh.

Airfares are set to shoot up as one of India's largest airlines IndiGo has introduced a distance-based "fuel charge" on domestic and international routes.

The triple whammy of increasing jet fuel prices, GoFirst filing for insolvency, and the seat capacity of airlines remaining low is all set to hurt the wallets of flyers again this festival season.

As India's airline market transforms into a duopoly, ticket prices that have long known to be dirt-cheap are climbing.

The Independence Day weekend has led to a spike in prices of domestic flight tickets on some routes.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said there is no proposal at present to interfere with the current regulatory framework for airfares.