‘Don’t fly’: Supreme Court reacts to 700% surge in flight ticket prices

The Supreme Court declined to hear a plea over a 700 per cent rise in airfares. Meanwhile, new rules from January 2027 will allow market-driven pricing with the government retaining powers to intervene during extraordinary situations.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a plea challenging the sharp rise in airfares, after a lawyer told the court that ticket prices on some routes had increased by as much as 700 per cent. Responding to the submission, Justice Vikram Nath remarked, “Don’t travel by air. Next case.”

The exchange took place when the counsel raised concerns over rising airfares and argued that air travel should be treated as an essential service. The........

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