NEW DELHI, Dec. 10 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the central government on why the mass cancellation of IndiGo flights was allowed to "precipitate," criticising the civil aviation ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for failing to curb fare surges by other carriers capitalising on the disruption.

A bench of chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that passengers faced both operational chaos and predatory pricing. "Tickets available for Rs.5,000 suddenly shot up to Rs.35,000- Rs.39,000," the court said. "How could other airlines start charging this? How can such a situation be allowed? If there is a crisis, how can airlines be permitted to take advantage?" ...