The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (December 10) came down heavily on the Centre as the airfare soared to ₹39,000 amid IndiGo crisis. The high court asked the Centre why the situation precipitated and termed IndiGo fiasco a "crisis". Since the beginning of this month, thousands of IndiGo flights were delayed and cancelled leaving passengers stranded across airports.

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

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

"Why did such a situation even precipitate? What steps were taken to assist pass

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