'Arbitrary' surge in air ticket prices will be curbed soon: DGCA

Aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday it will put in place a mechanism to curb a whopping surge in air ticket prices, recently witnessed during the Maha Kumbh and post-Pahalgam terror attack.

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The issue, coupled with concerns over air safety after the Ahmedabad plane crash, dominated proceedings at a parliamentary panel meeting.

Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson told the committee his airline will complete retrofitting of its fleet in two years to address frequent complaints about its seats and other facilities, and underscored its commitment to flight safety, sources said.

Some members of the Public Accounts Committee, led by Congress MP K C Venugopal, demanded an audit of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, citing a spate of incidents concerning operational safety, and asked when the probe report into the crash will be ready.

With the probe still going on, there was no detailed discussion on the Ahmedabad crash, and members confined themselves to broader concerns about safety.