Airlines Raise Fare

• Air India gives ultimatum to pilots; losses mount to Rs 26.5 crore

  The strike by Air India pilots is in its third day and neither side is willing to blink first. On Friday, Air India warned that it would fire pilots who did not report to work by 5 pm. With not much time before the deadline elapses, the striking pilots have said all 800 or so of them are ready to get terminated and go to jail but are not willing to...

• Pilots' strike: Air fares shoot up

  Within hours of a section of Air India pilots announcing the strike, private airlines jacked up their fares on all the major sectors within the country. A Delhi-Mumbai ticket which cost Rs 8000-9000, is now costing Rs 12,000. "There has been an increase of up to 50 percent in the air fare," said, a travel agent in Delhi who wished not to be identif...

• Airlines raise fares to cash in on Air India strike

  Private airlines led by low cost carriers have jacked up their fares by upto 50 per cent on the Mumbai-Delhi sector in the wake of the strike by a section of Air India pilots who are demanding pay parity and better working conditions.While low cost carrier Indigo is said to be charging Rs 6,234 for its Mumbai-Delhi afternoon flight, Jetlite fares f...