Airfares

Senior executives from the domestic carriers told Moneycontrol they negotiated for lower jet fuel prices as part of their yearly contracts with oil marketing companies following a nearly 30 percent fall in the price of crude, from around $95 a barrel in November 2024 to $60 a barrel in March 2025.

It is cheaper to fly to Europe than to Srinagar this summer!

Economy flights to Kerala, a major domestic destination, from metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai have risen to around Rs 8,000 - Rs 40,000 for April, May and June 2025. For the extended Easter weekend (travel on April 17), a Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram round ticket costs between Rs 20,000 and Rs 40,000.

Data shows fall in airfares to Prayagraj, but for pilgrims, it's still beyond reach

Data from Ixigo shows that while the average spot fares from Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai to Prayagraj have fallen to Rs 13,000-25,000 on February 3, 2025, from Rs 17,000-33,000, seen around January 28, 2025, ticket prices are still much higher, compared to the same period last year.

Festive season | Airfares climb up to 25% for Diwali, Onam travel

One-way fares on popular routes such as Delhi-Chennai, Mumbai-Bengaluru and Delhi-Hyderabad are averaging around Rs 4,000-5,000, a 10-15 percent YoY increase as the festival season approaches, travel portal ixigo has said. An analysis of airfares on select routes for the upcoming festival in Kerala show that prices are up in the range of 1 to 25 percent

New aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu vows to keep airfares affordable for all

Newly appointed minister pledges to prioritize accessibility and affordability, promising policy initiatives to benefit the common man.

Airfares likely to taper off from July due to capacity addition, slight fall in demand

Ticket prices on major domestic routes are likely to ease as airlines take delivery of nearly 10 aircraft a month and the slack season for travel kicks in, industry experts and participants told Moneycontrol.

Airfares jump 20-25% amid Vistara woes, high travel demand

At a time when peak summer travel period is round the corner, the airline industry is grappling with challenges in scaling up capacity to match demand and are even using larger aircraft on domestic routes.

Vistara pilot woes: Sharp rise in domestic airfares unlikely in coming months, say govt officials

As part of the ongoing summer schedule, which started on March 31, domestic airlines had planned to increase domestic flying capacity by 6 percent, or 1,368 weekly flights.

Parliamentary panel calls for DGCA intervention about airfares, recommends route-specific capping of airfares

The Parliamentary panel also proposed route-specific capping of airfares and setting up of a separate entity to exercise control over air ticket prices, amid concerns in various quarters about surging fares.

Ram Mandir inauguration: Scramble for parking as 100 chartered flights land in Ayodhya

As the newly inaugurated airport has limited space, chartered planes, which carried top industrialists and artistes to Ayodhya, have been divert to neighbouring cities

MC Interview | Malaysia Airlines says it plans to fly 2 million passengers from Indian destinations in 2023-24

The airline expects to serve 600,000 passengers through its newly launched flights from Thiruvananthapuram, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad by the end of 2026, chief commercial officer Dersenish Aresandiran said.

Aviation Minister inaugurates integrated office complex for aviation regulators

The new complex will house offices of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and Airports Authority of India (AAI)

India will be 'Vishwaguru' to world on monopolistic capitalism: Chidambaram on rising airfares

The Congress has been attacking the government, demanding concrete action over rising airfares.

Airfares have fallen up to 60% in the last few days, says aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

The fall in airfares comes just a few days after the minister held a meeting with the Airlines Advisory Group.

Civil aviation ministry asks airlines to monitor fare rise on specific routes

Certain routes have seen large increase in airfare, particularly since crisis-hit Go First suspended operations on May 3.

Govt asks airlines to exercise moderation in pricing tickets amid spike in airfares

While making it clear that there are no plans to regulate airfares, the official said there should not be a huge gap between the tickets sold in the lower and upper fare buckets by the airlines.

Airfares likely to rise as Go First cancellations reduce capacity: TAAI

Bogged down by an acute financial crunch due to grounding of more than half of its fleet amid P&W engine supply woes, Go First has cancelled flights for three days starting May 3.

For Indian aviation, best-ever April clears the runway for a bumper summer

However, airline companies in India continue to face headwinds in the form of high cost of fuel (due to Russia-Ukraine war), shortage of engines and crew, and dollar-denominated lease costs rising on falling rupee.

Limited deals with Dubai costing Indian airlines $900 mn in revenue: Emirates chief Tim Clark

Clark, while speaking at the CAPA India Aviation Summit, said that the government of Dubai has approached the Indian government to liberalise air travel by easing bilateral air service agreements, but to no avail.

Govt asks airlines to increase flights to Leh to combat rising ticket prices

The price of a Delhi-Leh flight ticket, which usually costs Rs 3,000, was going for around Rs 30,000 in February and is still going for around Rs 13,000-15,000 in March.

MC Interview | Malaysia Airlines expects fares to remain strong for the next six months

The group plans to focus on three profit centres: airlines, aviation services, loyalty programme and travel services.

Visa delays inhibiting recovery of air traffic between India & UK: Virgin Atlantic’s Alex McEwan

But in spite of visa troubles, most of Virgin Atlantic's India-UK flights have been operating with high passenger loads. And corporate travel has bounced back to pre-Covid levels.

DGCA removes fare caps on tickets of domestic flights from August 31

The government had in June started discussions with airlines about the removal of price bands for passenger fares.

Go First monsoon sale offers fares starting at Rs 1,499

The four-day sale started on July 7 for travel between July 26 and March 31, 2023

Government to start discussions this week on removing airfare price caps

The lower end of the fare band was put in place to help airlines that had been struggling financially due to travel restrictions. The upper limit was imposed so that passengers are not charged huge amounts when demand for seats is high.