Devanahalli airport may fuel economy travel

Bangalore: Heres one reason why air passengers might feel that the Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli could be cheaper when compared to the GMR promoted Hyderabad international airport.
The fuel throughput fee fixed for aircraft at the Bengaluru airport is only Rs 700 per kilo litre of aviation fuel. This is not only a lot lesser than that to be levied for the Hyderabad airport, but also considerably lower than in most existing airports of the country, barring New Delhi and Mumbai.
Throughput fee is the payment made by fuel suppliers to the airport developer. The supplier will pass on the additional charge of throughput fee to the airlines, which, in turn, will pass the burden on to their passengers.
The airport developer auctions and hands over new fuel stations and other infrastructure facilities at airports to oil companies for which the throughput fees is paid.
Devanahalli airport’s fuel throughput fee rate of Rs 700 is much lower than the Rs 2,170 per kilo litre of aviation fuel proposed by the Hyderabad airport promoters, who recently informed oil companies of their throughput charge.
20/02/08 Deccan Herald

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