However, the proposed rule won't apply if the tickets are booked less than 96 hours (four days) before the scheduled departure time of the flight.
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said that as soon as he heard about the incident he directed the DGCA to conduct a detailed inquiry and to find out the cause of the snag.
The cancellations by the two budget carriers, which operate more than 1,200 flights daily on average, may significantly disrupt the summer schedule.
Yesterday, IndiGo and GoAir had together cancelled over 65 flights due to the grounding of their 11 aircraft by the country's aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday.
IndiGo carries about 40 per cent of domestic flyers, while GoAir has a market share of around 10 per cent.
The decision comes hours after an A320 neo aircraft of IndiGo suffered engine failure mid-air and made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport.
Air India conceded before the court that not permitting a passenger holding confirmed tickets to board a flight would amount to deficiency of service and the consumer has the right to seek compensation for it.
Saudi Arabia has allowed Air India to use its airspace for flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv, Israeli daily Haaretz has reported.
The two senior pilots have been grounded by Jet Airways since the incident.
849.94 lakh passengers travelled on domestic flights during January-September 2017 as against 726.98 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year.
On the other hand, in case of hand bags, cabin crew are being trained to handle PED fires as soon as anyone notices emitting smoke from the bag they are kept in.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to ground over 130 pilots and 430 cabin crew members of national carrier Air India for allegedly skipping the mandatory pre- and post-flight alcohol test
With the new order, flyers checking in with more than 15 kg luggage on domestic flights will now have to pay a considerably higher amount than before
The advisory noted that ‘airlines were violating the government policy by not carrying an equal number of both English and Hindi newspapers and magazines for fliers.
Once placed on a ‘no-fly list’, the passenger will be rendered ineligible to fly and will be unable to book tickets on any airline
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said that India’s domestic air passenger traffic zoomed by 23.18 per cent in 2016 to 998.88 lakh. "Passengers carried by domestic airlines in 2016 were 998.88
A maiden coordinated strategy and more than 20 per cent month-on-month traffic progress development offered wings to the nation's aviation sector in 2016. The sector reaped benefits out of a rise in domestic disposable income,
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled that airlines will be penalised if they empty toilet tanks during mid-air. In an order passed on Monday, the green panel has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to issue a circular to
Pilots of three Indian airlines allegedly lied to air traffic controllers about running short on fuel to get priority landing at an airport, a probe by the country's aviation safety regulator has found. This incident
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