# Don't travel by air: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on 700% airfare hike

> The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a plea alleging that airfares had risen by nearly 700 per cent, telling the petitioner, "Don't travel by air," news agency Press Trust of India reported.

- Published: 2026-11-02T12:00:41.542Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:50:54.208Z
- 5 sources
- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Abhinav, Advocate, Centre, S Laxminarayanan, Supreme Court, the Centre

## How it developed

- 2026-11-02T12:00:41.542Z - India Today: [Don't travel by air: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on 700% airfare hike](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/supreme-court-denies-urgent-hearing-700-percent-airfare-hike-plea-ptag-3030505-2026-11-02)
- 2026-11-02T15:30:03.078Z - Hindustan Times: [‘Don’t travel by air': SC refuses urgent listing of plea alleging 700% hike in airfares](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dont-travel-by-air-sc-refuses-urgent-listing-of-plea-alleging-700-hike-in-airfares-101793630231598.html)
- 2026-11-02T16:00:17.543Z - LiveMint: [Airfare hike during festivals: Supreme Court tells petitioner 'Don't travel by air' as it refuses urgent hearing | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/airfare-hike-during-festivals-supreme-court-tells-petitioner-dont-travel-by-air-as-it-refuses-urgent-hearing-11793633360771.html)
- 2026-11-02T23:00:17.671Z - Times of India: ['Air fares up by 700%': Don't fly, says SC](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/air-fares-up-by-700-dont-fly-says-sc/articleshow/135474649.cms)
- 2026-11-03T00:00:20.487Z - Times of India: [Marital discord no ground for termination of pregnancy: SC](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/marital-discord-no-ground-for-termination-of-pregnancy-sc/articleshow/135477214.cms)
- 2026-11-03T18:30:52.283Z - Telangana Today: [Foreign divorce decree on irretrievable breakdown not valid in India: SC](https://telanganatoday.com/foreign-divorce-decree-on-irretrievable-breakdown-not-valid-in-india-sc)
- 2026-11-04T17:50:54.208Z - Times of India: [SC rejects woman's plea to terminate six-month pregnancy over marital discord](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sc-rejects-womans-plea-to-terminate-six-month-pregnancy-over-marital-discord/articleshow/135540949.cms)

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