10月16日星期五，中央政府向最高法院通报称，根据2024年《印度民用航空法》制定的规则已最终确定并获批准，此前法院正在审理一起针对私营航空公司收取任意且过高机票价格的公益诉讼。由维克拉姆·纳思大法官、R·马哈德万大法官和阿帕雷什·辛格大法官组成的合议庭指示中央政府将最终确定的规则提交法院审阅，并将下次听证会安排在11月16日。
The Centre on Friday, October 16, informed the Supreme Court that the rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, have been finalised and approved, as the court heard a public interest litigation challenging arbitrary and exorbitant airfares charged by private airlines.A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, R Mahadevan and Aparesh Singh directed the Centre to place the finalised rules before it and scheduled the next hearing for November 16.
最高法院关于机票价格监管的听证会最新进展源于最高法院在2026年7月的指令，当时法院要求中央政府在两周内提交根据2024年《印度民用航空法》制定的规则。法院曾指示，无论这些规则是否已提交议会审议，均须以密封形式呈交法院。
Supreme Court hearing on airfare regulationThe latest development follows the Supreme Court’s direction in July 2026, when it asked the Centre to submit the rules framed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, within two weeks. The court had directed that the rules be placed before it in a sealed cover, irrespective of whether they had been laid before Parliament.
当时，中央政府向法院说明，规则已准备完毕，正在进行翻译，以便提交议会审议。《印度民用航空法》2024年版于2025年1月生效。
At the time, the Centre informed the court that the rules had been prepared and were undergoing translation before being presented to Parliament. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, came into force in January 2025.
更早时候，今年2月23日，最高法院曾对节假日期间机票价格的急剧上涨表示关切，称此问题为严重关切。在审理该公益诉讼时，由维克拉姆·纳思大法官和桑迪普·梅塔大法官组成的合议庭指示中央政府在四周内提交一份宣誓书，详细说明为应对诉讼中提出的关切所采取的措施。“这是一个非常严重的问题。”否则，我们不予受理第32条请愿书，”审判庭表示。
Earlier, on February 23 this year, the Supreme Court expressed concern over sharp increases in airfares during festive periods and holidays, calling the issue a serious concern. Hearing the PIL, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the Centre to file an affidavit within four weeks detailing the steps being taken to address the concerns raised in the petition.“This is a very serious concern. Otherwise, we don’t entertain Article 32 petition ,” the bench observed.
该案件可追溯至2025年11月，当时最高法院要求中央政府及其他有关当局就一项诉求作出回应；该诉求寻求制定具有约束力的监管准则，以遏制私营航空公司征收的机票价格及附加费用的不可预测波动。
The case dates back to November 2025, when the Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and other authorities on a plea seeking binding regulatory guidelines to curb unpredictable fluctuations in airfares and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines.
法院同意审理社会活动人士S·拉克什米纳拉亚南（S Laxminarayanan）提交的请愿书，其寻求建立一个强有力且独立的监管机构，以确保整个民航部门的透明度和乘客权益保护。中央政府指出航空燃油成本不断上升10月15日，民航部长金贾拉普·拉姆莫汉·奈杜（Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu）表示，政府希望机票价格保持可承受水平，但航空涡轮燃料价格的剧烈波动使这一点变得困难。
The court agreed to hear the petition filed by social activist S Laxminarayanan, who sought the establishment of a robust, independent regulator to ensure transparency and passenger protection across the civil aviation sector. Centre flags rising aviation fuel costsOn October 15, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said the government wanted airfares to remain affordable, but sharp fluctuations in aviation turbine fuel prices were making this difficult.
这位部长表示，政府正在与石油营销公司和航空公司讨论这一问题。他强调，燃料供应商需要支持航空业，航空公司也应制定明确的计划来应对这些挑战。
The minister said the government was discussing the issue with oil marketing companies and airlines. He stressed that fuel suppliers needed to support the aviation sector and that airlines should draw up a clear plan to address the challenges.
燃料成本的上升给全球航空公司带来了压力，促使各大航司提高票价、削减航班并减少支出。
Rising fuel costs have put pressure on airlines globally, prompting carriers to raise fares, cut flights and reduce spending.