India`s airport charges second highest in Asia

Mumbai: India's airport charges are the second highest among Asian and Gulf airports, after Hong Kong, which is a world-class airport.
International flights pay 33 per cent more than domestic flights landing at the same airport in India while airports of other countries do not have differential tariff.
According to the International Air Travel Association (IATA), aeronautical charges should be cost-based with charging systems that extract only reasonable profits supported by complete, transparent accounts based on standard business prinicples.
For instance, Kuala Lumpur airport charge about $203 for handling a small Airbus A320 aircraft for a three-hour turnaround while Indian airports charge four times more at $1,060 for the same. Airlines will have to pay $2,331 for handling a long haul flight of a Boeing B777 while Kuala Lumpur charges only $753, which is three times lower.
For a Boeing B747 jumbo jet, Indian airports charge $3,471 for for three hour turnaround while Singapore airport charges are 40 per cent lower at $2,476. While Dubai airport charges $1,341 to handle a bigger Airbus A340 plane, Indian airports levy $3,282.
The airport charges include landing, navigational, route and facilitation and parking charges.
13/07/07 P R Sanjai/Business Standard

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007