The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea seeking regulatory control over airfare practices and ancillary charges in India's civil aviation sector. The petition challenges algorithm-driven dynamic pricing, day-of-travel surcharges, and the reduction of complimentary check-in baggage allowance from 25 kg to 15 kg.

A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta made the notice returnable in four weeks.

The plea asserts that ticket prices can double or triple within hours due to algorithm-driven dynamic pricing, citing fare spikes during the Maha Kumbh pilgrimage and after the Pahalgam terror incident. It states that such volatility affects passengers who lack the ability to plan in advance. It says that in circumstances like medical emergencies, natural calamities or urge

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