No need for airport devt fee, says Planning Commission

New Delhi: The Planning Commission has opposed the civil aviation ministry’s proposal to impose an ‘airport development fee’ on passengers.
The civil aviation ministry had mooted levy of development fee in the case of airports where annual passenger turnover is over 15 lakh. This fee is supposed to be used for upkeep and development of these airports. However, the Planning Commission has said since PSF is meant for providing facilities at airports, there is no need to impose a separate airport development fee.
While Rs 221 PSF is collected from each passenger for provision of security and other facilities at airports, airline companies are levying Rs 750 fuel surcharge and Rs 150 congestion cess on each ticket. The civil aviation ministry has pitched for levying an additional airport development fee on passengers.
This fee is to be levied in the form of the Airport Development Fee (ADF) and the User Development Fee (UDF).
19/03/07 Sunny Verma/Economic Times

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Categories: Airports Mar 2007, General Aviation Mar 2007