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Airfare Hike

Why are airfares in India soaring and is there a way to beat it?

Airlines look at affordability, demand, availability and lots of other factors when pricing their flights s

Updated On: 12 Jun 2023 | 8:17 PM IST

Airfares on Holi high: Travel firms witness a rise in advance bookings

The increased demand has reflected in higher fares on popular routes during March 6-12 (Holi week) compared to February 6-12

Updated On: 05 Mar 2023 | 11:46 PM IST

Festive demands up airfares by 20-30% on key routes across country

The hike in airfare prices is a result of the increased cost of aviation turbine fuel, according to ixigo's data

Updated On: 03 Oct 2022 | 9:08 AM IST

Kerala CM seeks PM's intervention over unreasonable airfare hike post-Covid

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought Prime Minister Modi's immediate personal intervention to reduce exorbitant airfares in the post-Covid period in both domestic and international sectors

Updated On: 04 Jul 2022 | 9:47 AM IST

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TMSEp196: Airfare hike, Shankar Sharma, markets, Sec8 of Companies Act

How will the airfare hike impact travel? What's First Global's Shankar Sharma's investment strategy? Why US Fed's rate hike failed to calm markets? What is Section 8 of Companies Act? Answers here

Updated On: 17 Jun 2022 | 8:11 AM IST

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TMSEp196: Airfare hike, Shankar Sharma, markets, Sec8 of Companies Act

How will the airfare hike impact travel? What's First Global's Shankar Sharma's investment strategy? Why US Fed's rate hike failed to calm markets? What is Section 8 of Companies Act? Answers here

Updated On: 17 Jun 2022 | 8:00 AM IST

Fare hike will prune airline losses but slow down traffic growth: experts

On Friday the govt hiked minimum and maximum fare slabs by 12.5%

Updated On: 14 Aug 2021 | 12:11 AM IST

Hike in airfare limits: Puri says ATF prices up 3 times since May 2020

The first band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration

Updated On: 16 Feb 2021 | 12:00 AM IST

Air fares not exorbitant, change according to market forces: DGCA to HC

The regulator took the stand in an affidavit filed in response to a PIL seeking capping of air fares charged by airlines in the country

Updated On: 17 Aug 2018 | 6:00 PM IST

Be ready to shell out more for airfares as govt mulls security fee hike

Among them 26 airports, including those in New Delhi and Mumbai, were in the hyper-sensitive category

Updated On: 19 Jul 2018 | 7:02 AM IST

Parl panel for capping airfares, Gajapathi Raju says it will backfire

He told reporters that there were only 1.7% of cases where fares were higher than normal

Updated On: 05 Jan 2018 | 10:52 PM IST

Set maximum limit for airfares: Parliament panel to govt

The committee by taking the name of Indigo has made a strong comment in its report and has instructed its ground staff and cabin crew to change their behavior

Updated On: 05 Jan 2018 | 3:40 PM IST