Govt mulls capping airfares to curb predatory pricing ways

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 16:02

Government is looking at ways to curb predatory airfares, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said Thursday only two days after he ruled out considering a mechanism to deal with such practices.

Coming soon: Book tatkal train tickets without ID proof

Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015, 17:18

According to a Railway circular, the passengers can carry with them any one of the 10 identity proofs prescribed. This move will bring relief to the passengers who book tickets in a hurry.

SpiceJet offers Re 1 tickets on mobile app

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 19:40

The three-day offer, for which the bookings start from tomorrow, however, comes with a rider, the airline said in a release.

Air Costa offers flat discount of Rs 1000 on economy tickets

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 18:42

Vijayawada-based regional carrier Air Costa Thursday offered a flat discount of Rs 1,000 on economy and economy plus class tickets booked over the next five day to celebrate the one million passengers mark, which it achieved late last month.

Revised railway ticket refund rules from today

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 09:25

The revised rules for refund of cancelled railway tickets, which are aimed at facilitating early confirmation of wait-listed passengers, have come into effect from Wednesday.

IRCTC to install 5 more servers to strengthen ticketing system

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 19:39

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation will install five high-capacity servers, imported from Singapore, to speed up its e-ticketing operations.

GoAir announces Go Smart tickets sale; price starts at Rs 999

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 17:34

Under the scheme, customers can book GoAir flights across India between 26th to 30th June 2015 at fares starting as low as Rs 999.

Civil Aviation Ministry hints at capping airfares

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 21:38

In a clear signal on capping airfares, the Civil Aviation Ministry Thursday said mechanisms would be put in place to curb predatory pricing ways of airlines.

AirAsia Big Sale: Domestic tickets start at Rs 799

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 18:09

The booking for discounted tickets are available between June 22 and June 28 June for travel travel between February 15, 2016 and August 31, 2016.

Rail tatkal ticket booking timings revised; refund on cancellation

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 19:58

To ease pressure during peak hours, Railways has decided to stagger booking of tatkal tickets by allowing reservations in AC class from 10 am to 11 am and non-AC class from 11 am.

Extortionary, predatory airfares not acceptable: Aviation Ministry

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 19:09

Amid rising concern over steep fluctuations in airfares, the Civil Aviation Ministry has said that neither "extortionary" nor "predatory" pricing of tickets is acceptable.

Now convert unconfirmed waitlisted train ticket to airline ticket

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 22:11

In some good news, IRCTC is offering passengers who fail to get their waitlisted ticket confirmed an option to convert it into an airline ticket at a competitive fare.