Air Ticket

Amid skyrocketing airfares to Prayagraj, govt asks DGCA to lower prices

To ease the situation, DGCA officials met with airlines and asked them to regulate ticket prices

Major domestic routes see up to 32% drop in spot airfares for Diwali travel

Travel associations observed that demand for flights on metro routes has eased this year compared to the previous surge, which largely met the pent-up post-pandemic travel appetite

Hotel bookings in 'suite' spot for Independence Day long weekend

Goa has witnessed a 166 per cent spike in bookings

Indians prepare for summer travel despite heat waves, soaring fares: Report

IMD expects May 2024 to record a higher than normal number of heat wave days in various parts of the country

Christmas Comes Early: Air India Express offering 30% discount on tickets

Last month, the airline announced that in the next one year, it is aiming to double its number of pilots

IRCTC to waive off convenience fee on air tickets booked between Sept 25-27

Customers can also avail of discounts up to Rs 2,000 on card transactions of different banks on the IRCTC website

Long delays biggest pet peeve for fliers, Mumbai-Goa cheapest air route

Ddiscourteous invasion of personal space, followed by delayed flights, loud passengers are the top reason for in-flight frstruations of passengers, revealed a survey by digital travel platform Agoda.

Global air tickets face potential price hikes as Chinese return to skies

China's return is thought to be the final missing piece in the global air travel recovery

Air ticket price can't escalate beyond what is justifiable: Scindia

Earlier at a meeting with the Airlines Advisory Group on Monday, the minister had expressed the need for maximum ticket prices to be within an acceptable range

EaseMyTrip becomes IIFA's official partner, to give complimentary ticket

According to the BSE filing, the complimentary ticket can be only availed by those customers who will be traveling to Abu Dhabi between May 25th and May 27th

Cleartrip says aiming for growth in flight tickets, hotels business in 2023

The improved performance will be led by revenue growth, expansion in business-to-business (B2B) category and lower marketing spends

Labour pain for travel sector: Agencies poaching staff to beat shortage

Smaller outfits losing customers, many firms outsourcing to larger players to stay afloat

Air ticket rates hurting wallet? Centre not to intervene in price mechanism

The aviation ministry will reportedly not intervene in the issue of airlines charging prices for particular seats on a flight

Book air ticket with cheapest flight 21 days in advance: Centre to staff

The Centre has asked its employees to book air tickets with flights having the cheapest fare and at least 21 days prior to avail the most competitive fares and minimize the burden on the exchequer

Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air to take off from August 7; air ticket sales begin

Akasa Air will connect four cities in its first phase of operations, with flights connecting Bengaluru and Kochi beginning on August 13 with two daily flights.

FinMin mandates ticket booking from 3 agents for govt-funded air travels

The finance ministry on Friday said that for all air travels where the government bears the cost, the tickets will be purchased from either of the three agents -- Balmer Lawrie, Ashok Travels & Tours, and IRCTC. In an office memorandum, the Department of Expenditure under the finance ministry said the decision has been taken in view of the disinvestment of Air India. "In all cases of air travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, air tickets shall be purchased from the three authorised travel agents viz. Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT), Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC)," it said. The choice of the travel agent for booking of the ticket by the individual ministry/ department will depend on the quality of service provided, additional facilities viz. excess baggage., cancellation and rescheduling facility, said the expenditure department. The administrative ministries of the three ...

Cap on domestic airfare extended till 31 March, but with rules tweaked

Airlines will need to sell 20% seats below midpoint of the fare band on each flight instead of 40% as mandated earlier

Air tickets booked during Mar 25-May 3 to be fully refunded: DGCA to SC

DGCA informed Supreme Court that non-refund would be a violation under Aircraft Rules of 1937

Consumer rights body urges govt to revise air ticket refund rules

Mumbai Grahak Panchayat writes to civil aviation minister today following UNCTAD advisory to member states on the issue

Delhi HC refuses to interfere with govt's order on setting caps on airfare

The bench said that in the present situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, the exercise of this power by the government 'cannot be said to be arbitrary or unreasonable'