Non-Refund of Airfare for Tickets booked during COVID-19 Lockdown is arbitrary: Supreme Court issues Notice

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court has issued notice to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on a petition stating that airlines operating both domestic and international flights in India are violating the Ministry order, which requires that they pay the full refund for tickets booked for air travel during the COVID-19 lockdown.

During the hearing via videoconferencing, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul observed that the non-refund of those tickets booked for air travel after lockdown was initiated was "arbitrary."