Civil Aviation Security Advisory Council to be set up soon

New Delhi: With terror threats looming large over the civil aviation sector, an advisory council of experts will be set up soon to deliberate on and recommend measures to step up aviation security.
This was disclosed by civil aviation minister Praful Patel at a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee attached to his ministry.
With security being a major aspect, it was imperative that all aspects of security were debated and additional measures recommended with the involvement of all stakeholders, including experts, an official spokesperson said.
The minister informed the committee members that a Civil Aviation Security Advisory Council would be set up soon, along the lines of the recently set up Civil Aviation Economic Advisory Council and the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, an official spokesperson said.
With members expressing concern over the steep rise in airfares, he briefed them on the several recent steps to reduce fares and ensure transparency in ticket pricing taken by the ministry and the directorate general of civil aviation.
He said though the government did not regulate fares in this de-regulated sector, the fact that excessive airfares were being charged by airlines was noted as "an issue of concern which was being addressed".
10/12/10 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Safety Dec 2010