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MoCA advisory against surge in airfares on Bhubaneswar route after train accident in Odisha

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 5 June 2023, 1:14 PM 312

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has asked airlines to take action in case of an abnormal surge in airfares to and from Bhubaneswar in view of the three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday evening. MoCA also advised airlines not to levy penal charges for cancellation and rescheduling of air tickets. “In view of […]Continue Reading

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Hajj Committee working on modalities to reduce fares of flights

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 2:00 PM 215

The sub-Committee on Air-Charter of the Hajj Committee of India (HCoI) that met at Mumbai headquarters Friday took a series of decisions and deliberations including ways for reducing the fare of airlines, paying airlines by Indian currency and rolling back the GST on air tickets of pilgrims heading for Hajj pilgrimage. As per the statement, […]Continue Reading

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With uptick in travel costs 80% Indians to travel within the country: Survey

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 2:00 PM 303

UserTesting, a video-based human insight, conducted a survey to understand consumer travel trends during this holiday season. The survey revealed that ongoing inflation has had a massive impact on the travel plans of Indians due to price hikes across the globe. Out of the 80% of Indians making travel plans this holiday season, about 60% […]Continue Reading

Aviation Top Stories

DGCA to remove cap on domestic tickets; airfares likely to increase from Aug 31

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 11 August 2022, 11:00 AM 581

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notification that says that the airfare caps on tickets of domestic airlines will be removed from August 31. The notification reads, “after review of the current status of Scheduled Domestic Operations viz-a-viz passenger demand for air travel in terms of the purpose specified in the […]Continue Reading

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Air travel to get more expensive with surging oil prices: IATA

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 12:00 PM 531

The escalating cost of oil globally is set to result in more expensive air tickets in the coming days, Chief of The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Willie Walsh has said. . Oil is the single most expensive cost for an airline, Walsh said while speaking to BBC Sunday Morning programme. Flying will be more […]Continue Reading