Visakhapatnam, March 22 -- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said the impact of the rise in ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) prices would be visible from April 1.

Speaking to the media in Visakhapatnam, the minister said, "The ATF prices are decided on the first of every month. The impact might be visible from April 1st."

Amid regional tensions, the ministry assured that safe operations are a priority and that it is actively engaging with airlines to take feedback, as it is a "multi-departmental exercise".

"We want to have safe operations, especially in the Middle East and all other people also," Naidu stated, emphasing that the Ministry of Civil Aviation, External Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas would engage in discus...