SC to decide on validity of airport development fee in Nov

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it would decide on the validity of airport development fee (ADF) collected from passengers by Delhi and Mumbai airports in November and has asked consumer groups to complete their pleadings by then.
A bench comprising Justice R V Raveendran and Justice H L Gokhale said it would start final hearing in November on the legality and validity of ADF collected by Delhi International Airport (DIAL) and Mumbai International Airport (MIAL).
The apex court has directed all the concerned parties, including the two consumer organisations who have challenged ADF, to complete their pleading and to list the matter on the second week of November for final disposal.
DIAL collects Rs 200 from each domestic passenger and Rs 1,300 from each international passenger as ADF, while MIAL charges Rs 100 from domestic passengers and Rs 600 from international passengers.
On August 26, 2009, the Delhi High Court had dismissed the petitions of the two NGOs -- Consumer Online Foundation and Resources of Aviation and Redressal Association -- and held that the private airport developer can charges ADF from the passengers.
10/09/10 Press Trust of India/Business Standard

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Categories: airports Sep 2010