On March 18, the DGCA had directed airlines to ensure that at least 60% of seats on flights are offered without any selection fee and passengers on the same booking reference, or PNR, are seated together, “preferably in adjacent seats”, among a few passenger friendly measures.
For international flights—where the full price increase is being passed on to airlines—the surcharges have been hiked from Rs 425-2,300 to Rs 900-10,000.
With Elbers’s exit, the airline’s promoter and managing director Rahul Bhatia had temporarily stepped in to assume management of the airline’s affairs.
Domestic Airfare Caps in India: Airline grouping Federation of Indian Airlines had urged the government to remove the fare caps in view of the stress being faced by Indian carriers as a consequence of the West Asia conflict, it is learnt.
The decision is part of the airline making adjustments to its operations to the Middle East, wherein it would be operating 252 weekly flights to and from the region during the period from March 16 to 28.
People travelling to other countries through the countries are also trying to find diverted routes to their destinations, resulting in hassles and delays.
Till date, 1,221 flights by Indian carriers and 388 flights by foreign carriers (from West Asia to India) have been cancelled due to the ongoing conflict, the government said late Tuesday.
While Emirates -- the Middle Eastern carrier with most number of flight cancellations -- resumed limited number of flights on Monday, the worst-affected IndiGo is operating four dedicated flights from Jeddah on Tuesday.
Flying in conflict zones is a major risk to civil aviation safety and most airlines proactively avoid transiting such regions even when their airspace is available.
Dubai International airport that has been shut after Iran struck United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of retaliation to US-Israel attacks saw most number of flight cancellations.
Flights cancelled today 02 March 2026 as Air India, SpiceJet, Akasa Air and other carriers suspend services due to US-Israel-Iran war, airspace closures & airport shutdowns.
The announcement came after the DGCA held a high-level meeting with all NSOPs a day after an small aircraft— operating as an air ambulance — crashed in Jharkhand, killing all seven persons on board.
According to the DGCA database, VSR had a fleet of 17 aircraft, including the one that crashed in Baramati. Of these 17 planes, eight were Learjets – mid-sized business jets manufactured by Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation stressed that the pilots’ decision to divert, delay, or cancel a flight for safety reasons is final and must be respected by operators irrespective of commercial consequences.
Adani noted that while India’s information technology revolution made it a global services powerhouse, much of the productivity dividend was captured by other countries.
The Indian Express had reported earlier in January that the airline expected to maintain its current, slightly curtailed schedule despite its specific exemptions from some night duty-related FDTL rules lapsing on February 10.
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