New Delhi: The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) feels the single-till model to calculate charges is the best for consumers, as they have to pay the least under this model.
There are three models to calculate charges at the airports — single till, double till and hybrid till.
“While deciding the charges, debate in India is between the airlines and airport operators. Abroad, the debate is between passengers and airport operators. Passengers will be least burdened in the single-till model and this is the best model for the industry,” said a senior AERA official, who did not want to be identified. He said, had they calculated the user development fee (UDF) for international passengers at the Hyderabad airport on the hybrid till, it would have been Rs 2,400. It is Rs 1,700 on the basis of single till.
He said had they calculated the user development fee (UDF) for international passengers at the Hyderabad airport on the hybrid till, it would have been Rs 2,400. It is Rs 1,700 on the basis of single till.
In the single-till model, both aeronautical and non-aeronautical charges are taken into account to calculate the airport charges. In the double-till model, aeronautical charges are calculated on the basis of revenues from aeronautical and non-aeronautical charges on the basis of collections from non-aeronautical.
04/09/11 Mihir Mishra / New Delhi
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