Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The government is set to promulgate an ordinance amending the Civil Aviation Act, 2017 to curb the activities of airline ticket syndicates.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has drafted the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 in this regard, according to sources at the ministry.
Under the proposed amendment, any travel agency found charging passengers more than the approved fare will be required to pay up to three times the excess amount as compensation.Besides, hoarding air tickets to create an artificial crisis or selling them at inflated prices for profit will be treated as a criminal offence, punishable by a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years' imprisonment, or a fine of up to Tk 50 lakh, ...