Thursday, September 29, 2011: With high festive season demand pushing up airfares, aviation regulator DGCA has been asked by Civil Aviation Ministry to examine if it could take some steps to provide any relief to air travellers.
“I have asked DGCA to use its powers and look into the matter, although beyond a point, we cannot do anything,”Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said replying to a question on hiking air fares by airlines ahead of the festival season.Noting that there is a”flexible mechanism”that governs air fares, he said the regulator would examine the issue as it affected the travelling public.
