After SpiceJet adds flights, Air India Group looks to increase capacity amid IndiGo disruptions
IndiGo flight cancellation news: The move is expected to provide much-needed relief by offering an alternative travel option for those stranded due to IndiGo flight cancellations.
On Friday, SpiceJet announced the deployment of 100 additional flights to ensure passengers’ travel plans remain unaffected. (Image: Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
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IndiGo flight news, IndiGo flight cancellation: After SpiceJet, the Air India Group on Saturday announced that it is looking to increase its capacity to help passengers reach their destinations. The move is expected to provide much-needed relief by offering an alternative travel option for those stranded due to IndiGo flight cancellations.
In a statement, the Tata Group-owned airline said: “Air India and Air India Express are seeking to add capacity to help travellers and their baggage reach their destinations as quickly as possible.”
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It further stated that economy class fares on non-stop domestic flights operated by Air India and Air India Express have been capped since December 4 to prevent the usual demand-and-supply pricing mechanism from being triggered by revenue management systems.
“Air India & Air India Express clarify that, since 4 December, economy class airfares on non-stop domestic flights have been proactively capped to prevent the usual demand-and-supply mechanism being applied by revenue management systems.
We are aware of screenshots of last-minute itineraries with one-stop or two-stop flights or a combination of economy and premium economy or business cabins taken from third party platforms. It is not technically possible to cap all such permutations, but we are engaging such platforms to exercise oversight,” it said.
On Friday, SpiceJet announced the deployment of 100 additional flights to ensure passengers’ travel plans remain unaffected. The airline also introduced several services covering destinations such as Delhi, Mumbai, Leh, Kolkata, Dharamshala, Pune, Dubai, Ahmedabad, Srinagar, Hyderabad, Gorakhpur, Goa, Bagdogra, Udaipur, Varanasi, Phuket, Jammu, Bengaluru and more.
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