Airfare News
In the wake of the Kumbh Mela and resultant travel demand, airfares have surged for flights to Prayagraj and the civil aviation ministry had asked airlines to rationalise the ticket prices.
IRCTC will celebrate its foundation day on September 27, which is also coinciding with the World Tourism Day and is offering a slew of offers for the air travellers.
Independence Day 2023: SpiceJet customers availing this airfare offer can secure their favoured seats by paying a discounted fee of only Rs 15.
Asked on steps government has to bring legislation for uniform fares for air travel, J. Scindia responded saying there is no proposal at present to interfere with the existing regulatory framework.
As per the data compiled by the DGCA's Tariff Monitoring Unit, the average airfares on the Delhi-Mumbai route dropped 74 per cent on June 29 compared to June 6.
The new MakeMyTrip product enhancement helps surface the most economical flight fares from origin city over a 6-month period.
Airfares internationally have remained firm on account of various factors like the opening of markets after the pandemic and the resultant surge in demand, rise in ATF prices globally, and others.
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia explained that airlines have the authority to determine airfares and various factors are taken into account including market dynamics and season.
Airlines should devise a mechanism to ensure reasonable pricing within the high RBDs (Reservation Booking Designator), said Aviation ministry.
Following the tragic Odisha Train Accident, the aviation ministry has advised all airlines not to charge any fee for cancellation and rescheduling to Bhubaneswar.
Apart from the uncertainty staring at more than 7,000 Go First staff, a spike in air ticket prices on certain routes that used to be serviced by the airline is witnessed.
Go First Airline, which is undergoing an insolvency resolution process, has not been flying since May 3 impacting airfare on most of its routes.
Akasa Air, India's newest airline operates over 900 weekly flights on 35 unique routes connecting 16 cities, namely Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, among others.
Passengers flying on any Tuesday on an Akasa Air flight can avail a flat 10 percent discount on Saver and Flexi base fares across all flights.
The Delhi-Leh airfare, served extensively by Go First, is going upto Rs 38,000 for a round trip journey, if you are planning to travel later this month.
Many people, including Education reformer Sonam Wangchuk and BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal have reacted on the exorbitant price of the air ticket to Leh from Delhi.
Air India 'Republic Day' sale: These discounted tickets will be available for only the Economy Class and is applicable for travel across the domestic network in India from February 1 to September 30, 2023.
Indigo 3-Day Winter Sale: The sale that will run between December 23 - 25, under which the airfares are offered starting from Rs 2,023 for domestic flights and Rs 4,999 for international flights.
Under the Vistara festive season sale, the all-inclusive one-way fares on domestic routes starts at Rs 1,499 for Economy class and Rs 14,149 for international flight economy class.
Fares starting at Rs 1,508 across all domestic sectors
Booking period – 10th August to 13th August 2022
Travel period – 1st September 2022 to 31st March 2023
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