New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the Central government as to why the situation that led to the cancellation of a number of flights by IndiGo precipitated, and termed it a “crisis”.

The high court said, besides the trouble and harassment caused to the stranded passengers, the question is of the losses caused to the country’s economy.

A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela also asked how other airlines could take advantage of the crisis situation and charge hefty sums for tickets from the passengers.

“The ticket, which was available for Rs 5,000, the prices went up to Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000. If there were a crisis, how could other airlines be permitted to take advantage? How can it (ticket price) go up to Rs 35,000 and Rs 3

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