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Centre gets power to step in on airfares under new aviation rules

Centre gets power to step in on airfares under new aviation rules

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  • center · 5 outlets

    New Delhi, November 2 (IANS): The government has notified a new regulatory framework for the civil aviation sector that will come into force from January 1, 2027.The Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced the new rules as Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026, replacing the Aircraft Rules, 1937 which had…

    — The Morung Express

  • right · 5 outlets

    The government has notified new rules allowing it to intervene in airline ticket prices in extraordinary situations and in the public interest, amid concerns over high airfares in the backdrop of elevated crude oil and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices.

    — The Economic Times

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The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified a new set of rules that lets the Centre step into airline pricing when it judges a situation to be extraordinary and action to be in the public interest, a power that arrives amid concern over high airfares. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026…

Coverage arrived over 9 hours — first from Hindustan Times, latest from The Morung Express.

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Centre gets power to step in on airfares under new aviation rules

The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified a new set of rules that lets the Centre step into airline pricing when it judges a situation to be extraordinary and action to be in the public interest, a power that arrives amid concern over high airfares. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026…

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