Aviation watchdog DGCA issues directive to airlines amid festive season: ‘Will maintain rigorous…’
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation, by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, especially in the festival season, and according to a press release by the Ministry, according to a press release, if there is an increase in prices requires appropriate measures. Read more here.
The Indian Airlines is scheduled for 22,945 internal flights per week this month.
General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA), by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA), especially in the festival season, followed by a flight ticket and the Ministry of Civil Aviation published on Sunday, according to the press release, the increase in prices are compulsory. Accordingly, DGCA proactively undertaken the problem with airlines and applied additional flights to meet the high demand and asked them to increase their flight capacity for the festival season.
How did the airline respond to the directive?
In their answers, a few new flights have been added to meet the increasing demand of the airlines. Indigo is about 730 additional flights in 42 sectors, while Air India and Air India Express are planning to make 486 extra flights in 20 sectors. Similarly, the Spicejet will add about 546 additional flights covering the 38 sectors. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation will continue the meticulous supervision of airline fees and flight capacities to protect the interests of passengers during the festival season.
Why is the timing of development important?
The period between October and December usually sees heavy travel due to large festivals such as Dussehra and Christmas and leads to wage increases in popular roads throughout the country. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the aviation regulator will “maintain meticulous supervision of airline fees and flight capacities to protect passenger interests during the festival season.” According to the data of the aviation analysis company Cirium, the Indian Airlines is planned to make 22,945 internal flights per week this month, which is 2.1 % lower annually.
(With the inputs of the news agency Ani).
