GHIAL not to charge development fee from domestic passengers

Hyderabad: Following uproar against the user development fee (UDF), the GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) board has decided to spare domestic passengers from paying any development fee, with a rider, for now.
Briefing media, Kiran Kumar Grandhi, chairman airports GMR Group said that the company board has decided to finalise the UDF for domestic passengers only after consulting the users and stakeholders. However, the board has decided to charge $25 per ticket for all departing international passengers, he added.
When asked about the impact of the decision, Grandhi said that it will be ‘substantial’ but refused to reveal in absolute figures. “I can only say it (the decision) has significant impact on the revenue,” he clarified. He added that about a million passengers travel to international destinations from Hyderabad.
Besides, the board has also decided to maintain all the charges including landing, parking and passenger service fee similar to that of the present Begumpet Airport. Grandhi said that though the company is empowered to increase charges, the board has decided against it.
03/03/08 Financial Express

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