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DGCA asks airlines to submit details about fares on India-UK flights

Aviation regulator DGCA has asked the airlines to submit details about the airfares they have been charging for India-UK flights during August, a senior official said on Sunday. On Saturday, Sanjeev Gupta, Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat, Union Home Ministry, had complained on Twitter that an economy-class ticket on British Airways's Delhi-London flight for August 26 was priced Rs 3.95 lakh. He added that economy-class ticket on Delhi-London flights of Vistara and Air India for August 26 was also priced between Rs 1.2 lakh and Rs 2.3 lakh amid the college admission time in the UK. Gupta said he has "alerted" Union Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola about this matter. A senior official of the Directorate General of Civl Aviation (DGCA) said on Sunday that the regulator has asked the airlines that operate India-UK flights currently to submit details about their fares. While there have been lower and upper limits on all domestic airfares in India since May 25 last year,

Airlines fly record number of passengers Sunday, outrace govt price band

Govt price cap was effective till July 31 and it was reintroduced Sunday evening, giving airlines time to sell their inventory at competitive prices

Airline losses to widen in Q1 over falling traffic, fuel price hike

While losses are expected to widen on a sequential basis, these would be lower on a year-on-year basis as air travel was suspended for two months till May 24, 2020

3.1 million domestic air passengers in June, 47% higher than in May: DGCA

Indian airlines are allowed to operate a maximum of 65 per cent of their pre-pandemic domestic flights.

Govt invites tender for delivery of Covid jabs by drones to far flung areas

DGCA is set to start trial of beyond visual sight operation by drone next week

Can't have auto-restoration of slots to Jet Airways: Centre tells NCLT

The Kalrock - Jalan consortium, who are successful resolution applicants of Jet Airways, said they were under the impression that slots and traffic rights held by Jet will revert to it

Mayday in April

Aviation experts and analysts said that the second wave was likely to be crippling for a sector that was already gasping for air

Domestic airfare cap, flight capacity to remain unchanged till May 31

Airlines will be allowed to deploy only 80% capacity of the pre-Covid levels.

7.82 mn domestic air passengers in March, slightly lower than Feb: DGCA

India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 last year

Banned since 2019, Boeing 737 Max allowed to overfly India with DGCA nod

The aircrafts were grounded in the country since the March 2019 fatal crash of such a plane in Ethiopia

Slot allotment issue to be resolved soon: Jet Airways' stakeholders to NCLT

The civil aviation ministry, regulator DGCA and winning bidder Jalan-Kalrock consortium on Monday informed the NCLT that the issue of allotment of slots to the airline is expected to be resolved soon.

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DGCA may impose spot fines at airports for violation of Covid guidelines

In a circular on Tuesday, the regulator said, 'During the surveillance of some airports, it has come to notice that compliance (of Covid-19 protocols) is not satisfactory.'

DGCA approves 3,282 daily flights for summer schedule: Check details here

Operations have started with only 2,691 flights

Domestic air traffic sequential growth slows down to 1.2% in February

Domestic air traffic has been growing in double digits since August and pace slowed down in January

Air safety violations decline 62% in 2020: Govt data

Along with reduction in flights, last year also saw restrictions on the use of breath analysers on cabin crew

Deboard air passengers not wearing mask 'properly' despite warnings: DGCA

The directive come against the backdrop of rising coronavirus cases in certain parts of the country

DGCA, aviation ministry refuse to give assurance on Jet Airways slots issue

Any request of the resolution applicant (Jet Airways) for allocation of slots would be considered as per the existing policy and procedure, affidavit said

Pilots, cabin crew won't fly for 48 hours after getting Covid vaccine: DGCA

'If there are no symptoms after 48 hours, the air crew is fit to resume 'unrestricted' flying duties,' says the aviation regulator

Jet Airways cannot claim historical right on airport slots: Govt to NCLT

The ministry and the civil aviation regulator have said the government will consider the airline's request for slots as per existing policy