Pay more to fly from Delhi

The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has been making hapless air passengers at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport pay through their nose to make up for its inefficiencies.
And it plans to do so for another three years at least.
DIAL has sought an extension of one year for charging the airport development fee (ADF), which is levied on domestic and international passengers to bridge the deficit caused by an inexplicable "cost overrun" during the modernisation of the airport.
Each domestic passenger is charged an ADF of Rs 200 while each international traveller pays Rs 1,300.
This was allowed by the government in 2009, when it said DIAL could levy the ADF on passengers for three years so that the airport operator could raise over Rs 1,827 crore.
But now, DIAL contends that three years will not be enough to raise the required sum and has sought an extension of one year. The original cost estimate was Rs 8,975 crore but the final cost of modernising the airport has increased to Rs 12,700 crore. The only way to bridge the financial gap, as suggested by DIAL, is to charge the ADF from passengers.
27/06/10 Ajmer Singh/Mail Today/India Today

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Categories: Airports Jun 2010