'Air fares up by 700%': Don't fly, says SC
'Air fares up by 700%': Don't fly, says SC
- ✓'Air fares up by 700%': Don't fly, says SC
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NewsIndia News'Air fares up by 700%': Don't fly, says SC SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against steep rise in domestic airfares ahead of Diwali NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to urgently list a plea against steep rise in domestic air fares during Diwali season and seeking a direction to Centre to frame a mechanism to cap air fares on domestic routes during festival periods.The issue of regulation of air fares is still pending before SC, a bench hearing the plea was informed while seeking the court's intervention.
But the court turned down the plea.Advocate Abhinav for the petitioner submitted that fares have gone up 700% amounts to a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. "Don't travel by air," the bench said.Centre had earlier told SC that the rules on air fares under Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, will be published in two weeks.
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| Issuing Authority | Times of India National |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | GOVERNANCE |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 2 November 2026 |