Mumbai: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked airlines not to charge exorbitant fares for flights to Jammu & Kashmir, Northeast states and Port Blair. This comes in the wake of Jet Airways grounding over half of its fleet leading to massive cancellations and a surge in airfares.
The civil aviation regulator is also expected to take a call next week on the release of slots that are lying unused due to the grounding of Jet’s fleet.
Rival airlines have sought airport slots lying vacant and the DGCA would take a decision on giving them on a temporary basis after Jet submits its operational plan, it is learnt.
Last week, civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu had asked department secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to review the impact of Jet’s grounding on cancellations, refunds and safety. The DGCA was also instructed to monitor airfares. The regulator held one meeting with airlines last week and again on Thursday.
The regulator has advised airlines not to charge high fares on routes like Srinagar, Port Blair or in Northeast regions. Jet has pulled out flights from Northeast states and also cancelled its Srinagar flight, leading to reduction in capacity.
The grounding of SpiceJet’s Max planes has also lowered the overall capacity.
The airlines, however, said the demand was high due to Holi and subsequent long weekend and not due to grounding of planes.
30/03/19 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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The civil aviation regulator is also expected to take a call next week on the release of slots that are lying unused due to the grounding of Jet’s fleet.
Rival airlines have sought airport slots lying vacant and the DGCA would take a decision on giving them on a temporary basis after Jet submits its operational plan, it is learnt.
Last week, civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu had asked department secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to review the impact of Jet’s grounding on cancellations, refunds and safety. The DGCA was also instructed to monitor airfares. The regulator held one meeting with airlines last week and again on Thursday.
The regulator has advised airlines not to charge high fares on routes like Srinagar, Port Blair or in Northeast regions. Jet has pulled out flights from Northeast states and also cancelled its Srinagar flight, leading to reduction in capacity.
The grounding of SpiceJet’s Max planes has also lowered the overall capacity.
The airlines, however, said the demand was high due to Holi and subsequent long weekend and not due to grounding of planes.
30/03/19 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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