Airfare Regulation in India: How a Year-Long Supreme Court Battle Reached Its Deadline Moment By: News Desk | 07 September 2026 A single PIL filed nearly a year ago has slowly forced India’s government to admit something uncomfortable: nobody actually has the legal authority to stop an airline from charging whatever it wants. If you’ve ever watched a domestic airfare double in the 48 hours before a festival, or paid more for a checked bag than you did for the flight itself, you’ve experienced exactly what a quietly escalating Supreme…
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