Airfares

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.

The overall average price of air tickets on various routes, including Delhi-Mumbai, has declined, according to an analysis based on the data compiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Go First, an airline facing a crisis, has announced that its scheduled flight operations will continue to be cancelled until June 30 for operational reasons. Initially, the airline said that operations would remain cancelled till June 25.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at the government over rising airfares, saying that in free markets, when demand increases, supply will increase, but in India's free market, when demand increases, prices will increase.

Passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines during January-May 2023 were 636.07 lakhs, as against 467.37 lakhs during the corresponding period of 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed Thursday.

The overall average airfares on ten domestic routes, including Delhi-Srinagar, are on the decline, and the trend is likely to continue in the coming weeks also, according to an analysis based on data compiled by aviation regulator DGCA.

A 24-hour advance air ticket from Delhi to Mumbai is currently priced at around Rs 14,000, which is among the costliest domestic airfares globally.

A study conducted by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific in collaboration with Flare Aviation Consulting on airfare trends in the region found highest airfare increase was in India (41%), followed by the United Arab Emirates (34%).

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia hit out at senior Congress leader KC Venugopal for his sharp remarks over "skyrocketing airfares", calling it "ill-informed" and shocking".

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that airfares on certain routes from Delhi have been considerably reduced by 14 to 61 per cent following the airlines' advisory group meeting held on June 6.

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.

The overall average price of air tickets on various routes, including Delhi-Mumbai, has declined, according to an analysis based on the data compiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Go First, an airline facing a crisis, has announced that its scheduled flight operations will continue to be cancelled until June 30 for operational reasons. Initially, the airline said that operations would remain cancelled till June 25.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at the government over rising airfares, saying that in free markets, when demand increases, supply will increase, but in India's free market, when demand increases, prices will increase.

Passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines during January-May 2023 were 636.07 lakhs, as against 467.37 lakhs during the corresponding period of 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed Thursday.

The overall average airfares on ten domestic routes, including Delhi-Srinagar, are on the decline, and the trend is likely to continue in the coming weeks also, according to an analysis based on data compiled by aviation regulator DGCA.

A 24-hour advance air ticket from Delhi to Mumbai is currently priced at around Rs 14,000, which is among the costliest domestic airfares globally.

A study conducted by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific in collaboration with Flare Aviation Consulting on airfare trends in the region found highest airfare increase was in India (41%), followed by the United Arab Emirates (34%).

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia hit out at senior Congress leader KC Venugopal for his sharp remarks over "skyrocketing airfares", calling it "ill-informed" and shocking".

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that airfares on certain routes from Delhi have been considerably reduced by 14 to 61 per cent following the airlines' advisory group meeting held on June 6.