Govt collects Rs 443 cr as airport development fee

New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Thursday said that Rs 443 crore has been collected as development fees by Delhi and Mumbai airports till October.
International passengers flying out of Delhi are charged Rs 1,300 as airport development fee, while the corresponding fee for domestic departures is Rs 200. In Mumbai, an international passenger pays Rs 600, while a domestic flier pays Rs 100.
The levy, which came into effect on March 1, is expected to be in place for three years, until the developers of the two airports recover enough money to bridge their combined funding shortfall of about Rs 4,700 crore.
"The amount collected as development fee by Delhi International Airport and by Mumbai International Airport up to October 2009 has been Rs 323.11 crore and Rs 119.75 crore respectively," said Patel in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
26/11/09 IANS/Economic Times

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