India's civil aviation minister cites unstable ATF prices as barrier to reasonable fares
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Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the ministry is keen on keeping airfares reasonable but unstable aviation turbine fuel prices make this challenging, and that support from oil marketing companies is needed.
He added that the ministry is facilitating stakeholder discussions, urging airlines to devise new plans, while the DGCA must issue rules on power‑bank fires aboard aircraft; discussions on fractional aircraft ownership involve the finance ministry, and India currently has 250 civilian helicopters against a need for more than 1,000, with a plan to build 200 modernised helipads under the Modified Udan Scheme at a cost of Rs 3,661 crore, and Pawan Hans has carried 1.35 crore passengers.