Airline Fares

Domestic flight operators are allowed to give concessions in ticket prices to those passengers who carry no baggage or only cabin baggage, aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said in a circular.

Airfare bands are not going to be permanent and will be done away with as soon as normal flight operations resume, Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said on Thursday.

Aviation regulator DGCA has asked SpiceJet to stop its five-day discounted sale of tickets that started on Monday as the government-imposed fare limits are in place since domestic flights resumed operation on May 25, senior officials said.

Airlines should try to keep middle seats on flights vacant and provide "wrap-around gowns" for those who do end up with these seats, the country's aviation regulator DGCA said today. The government had earlier said it would not be viable to keep middle seats vacant as fares would shoot up.

Airlines will have to follow ticket price guidelines issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry when they restart some domestic flights, two months after air travel was halted to fight the novel coronavirus, the government said on Thursday. A Delhi-Mumbai flight ticket will have to be priced between Rs 3,500 and 10,000 for the next three months, Aviatio...

Investigators with India's antitrust watchdog have found no evidence that the country's biggest airline, IndiGo, and four rival carriers colluded to fix ticket prices, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The airline is offering one million seats on discounted fares from February 11 to February 14. The sale is valid for travel from March 1 to September 30, a company statement said.

Jet Airways did not detail the assets held in Netherlands. Once India's biggest private carrier, Jet stopped flying in April last year after running out of cash, leaving thousands without jobs and pushing up air fares across the country

Vistara Anniversary sale: Vistara, the country's newest full-service carrier, on Thursday announced its fifth anniversary sale with all-inclusive one-way fares starting at Rs 995.

IndiGo and SpiceJet, two of the country's biggest airlines, reported losses of Rs 1,062 crore and Rs 463 crore respectively in the second quarter of 2019-20.

"Due to the ongoing situation in Lucknow, Vistara announces free change to bookings and cancellation without any penalty for those booked to travel to and from Lucknow. Fare difference, if any, will be applicable," a Vistara statement said.

Bookings are open on airline's official website- spicejet.com, mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agents, it said.

The new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure travellers, who are constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options, the airline said in a statement.

Many airlines have announced additional flights and promotional schemes over the past few weeks.

The new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure, who are constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options, the airline said in a statement.

Domestic flight operators are allowed to give concessions in ticket prices to those passengers who carry no baggage or only cabin baggage, aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said in a circular.

Airfare bands are not going to be permanent and will be done away with as soon as normal flight operations resume, Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said on Thursday.

Aviation regulator DGCA has asked SpiceJet to stop its five-day discounted sale of tickets that started on Monday as the government-imposed fare limits are in place since domestic flights resumed operation on May 25, senior officials said.

Airlines should try to keep middle seats on flights vacant and provide "wrap-around gowns" for those who do end up with these seats, the country's aviation regulator DGCA said today. The government had earlier said it would not be viable to keep middle seats vacant as fares would shoot up.

Airlines will have to follow ticket price guidelines issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry when they restart some domestic flights, two months after air travel was halted to fight the novel coronavirus, the government said on Thursday. A Delhi-Mumbai flight ticket will have to be priced between Rs 3,500 and 10,000 for the next three months, Aviatio...

Investigators with India's antitrust watchdog have found no evidence that the country's biggest airline, IndiGo, and four rival carriers colluded to fix ticket prices, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The airline is offering one million seats on discounted fares from February 11 to February 14. The sale is valid for travel from March 1 to September 30, a company statement said.

Jet Airways did not detail the assets held in Netherlands. Once India's biggest private carrier, Jet stopped flying in April last year after running out of cash, leaving thousands without jobs and pushing up air fares across the country

Vistara Anniversary sale: Vistara, the country's newest full-service carrier, on Thursday announced its fifth anniversary sale with all-inclusive one-way fares starting at Rs 995.

IndiGo and SpiceJet, two of the country's biggest airlines, reported losses of Rs 1,062 crore and Rs 463 crore respectively in the second quarter of 2019-20.

"Due to the ongoing situation in Lucknow, Vistara announces free change to bookings and cancellation without any penalty for those booked to travel to and from Lucknow. Fare difference, if any, will be applicable," a Vistara statement said.

Bookings are open on airline's official website- spicejet.com, mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agents, it said.

The new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure travellers, who are constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options, the airline said in a statement.

Many airlines have announced additional flights and promotional schemes over the past few weeks.

The new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure, who are constantly on the lookout for new and affordable flying options, the airline said in a statement.