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Centre amends aviation rules to separate connecting flights from hub-and-spoke services
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 07:26 AM
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The central government has updated aviation regulations to distinguish connecting flights from hub‑and‑spoke operations. Airlines and airport authorities are aligning boarding‑pass issuance and passenger verification processes accordingly.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued an amendment that creates a separate classification for connecting flights, distinct from the traditional hub‑and‑spoke model used by many carriers.
Officials said the change is intended to bring clarity to ticketing systems and ensure that passengers receive accurate information about their itineraries.
In response, airlines are updating their reservation and boarding‑pass software to reflect the new definitions, while airport operators are adjusting verification checkpoints.
The coordination between carriers and airport authorities aims to avoid confusion at check‑in and security, and to improve overall operational efficiency.
Officials said the change is intended to bring clarity to ticketing systems and ensure that passengers receive accurate information about their itineraries.
In response, airlines are updating their reservation and boarding‑pass software to reflect the new definitions, while airport operators are adjusting verification checkpoints.
The coordination between carriers and airport authorities aims to avoid confusion at check‑in and security, and to improve overall operational efficiency.