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Colombo airfares soar up to Rs 1 lakh ahead of India–Pakistan T20 World Cup match

Airfares to Colombo have shot up sharply as Indian cricket fans scramble to secure last-minute travel for Sunday’s India–Pakistan T20 World Cup clash, with uncertainty around the fixture now resolved.Bookings spiked after Pakistan rolled back its boycott stance around February 9–10, setting off a surge in demand for flights and hotels in the Sri Lankan…

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Airfares surge amid IndiGo crisis: MoCA invokes regulatory powers; airlines told to adhere to fare caps

Rush at an IndiGo counter NEW DELHI: Taking serious note of the unusually high airfares amid IndiGo’s ongoing crisis, the Centre on Saturday invoked its regulatory powers to ensure reasonable pricing across the affected routes.“In order to protect passengers from any form of opportunistic pricing, the Ministry has invoked its regulatory powers to ensure fair…

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Rs 70k to Bengaluru but Rs 25k to London: Airfares explode amid massive IndiGo crisis; flyers rush for options

Skip Bengaluru. Take a trip to Thailand instead. Or Vietnam. Or London. Or even Singapore. All at a much much much cheaper rate than Delhi to Bengaluru, Goa, Pune or Goa. But you cannot travel to Hyderabad, at least not on Friday, because the tickets are sold out. Ironically, IndiGo flight tickets are available.The situation…

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India mulls rolling out inbuilt insurance in airfares to enable last-minute cancellation refunds

NEW DELHI: Cancelling your air ticket just hours before flight departure time due to pressing reasons could soon not mean losing the entire booking amount. India is planning to roll out an inbuilt travel insurance component in air tickets within next 2-3 months that could mean getting anywhere upto 80% refund for last-minute exigency cancellations.As…

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