Delhi, Dec 10: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre over the IndiGo crisis and the over pricing of last-minut flight tickets.

The Delhi HC also questioned the Centre’s failure to prevent airlines from increasing their fares to nearly Rs 40,000.

The High Court also questioned the Centre why the pilots & crew members were overworked and no action were taken for it by the Airlines’ regulator.

Coming down heavily on the Centre, Justice Gadela of the Delhi HC asked "If there were a crisis, how could other airlines ar permitted to take advantage of the IndiGo issues? How can it go to 35,000 to 39,000? How could other airlines start charging? How can it happen?.

Responding to it, the Additional Solicitor General presented on measures taken by the Centre on the IndiGo crisis following the passengers’ inconvenience.

The additional solicitor general also told the court that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo - which responded with a "profuse apology".

Worth mentioning, the sudden rush and demand spike amid the IndiGo chaos led to the doubling and tripling of flight prices, with passengers stranded due to cancellations struggling with last-minute bookings with other airlines.

Flights to several foreign cities cost less than many busy domestic routes. For instancebetween Mumbai and Delhi, a one-way ticket fare soared up to Rs 35,000 even in the economy category that is more than double the cost of to & fro journey to a distant destination.