New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) today justified seeking an eight-time hike in airport charges, saying it would not affect the airlines much and would help the Airports Authority of India (AAI) gain more revenue.
"If the proposed hike of 774% by DIAL is approved by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority, then the aeronautical charges would increase only by 100-150% for various airlines," DIAL CFO Siddarth Kapur said here.
"This would not be too high, as currently Delhi and Mumbai airports have the least charges among the top 50 airports of the world," he said.
At a meeting here last month, airline representatives including those from Air India and several major foreign carriers, had opposed the hike proposed by DIAL saying Delhi was a profitable airport but it was badly structured.
The representatives, who also belonged to Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific, had said the increase would lead to a drastic fall in number of passengers.
28/02/12 Press Trust of India/Business Standard
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