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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366708</law_id><section_number>5.1-98</section_number><catch_line>Factors to be considered by the Commission in granting certificates</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="9" identifier="5.1">Aviation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="9">Air Carriers</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Issuance of Certificates of Convenience and Rights Thereunder</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In granting <span class="dictionary">certificates</span> of public convenience and necessity pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Required certificate of public convenience and necessity" href="/5.1-94/">5.1-94</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall take into consideration, among other things, the business experience of the particular passenger <span class="dictionary">air carrier</span> in the field of air operations, the financial stability of the carrier, the insurance coverage of the carrier, the type of <span class="dictionary">aircraft</span> which the carrier would employ, proposed routes and minimum <span class="dictionary">schedules</span> to be established, whether the carrier could economically give adequate service to the communities involved, the need for the service, and any other factors which may affect the public interest.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 56-152; 1970, c. 708.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
