High aircraft parking charges at Mumbai flayed

Mumbai : Business aircraft operators Friday decried the sharp hike in parking penalties for planes at Mumbai airport, terming the move as "illegal and beyond jurisdiction" of private airport developers.
According to Business Aircraft Operators Associaton (BAOA), the Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) has started levying between Rs.1,000-15,000 per hour compared to Rs.20-70 metric tonne per hour charged by the Airports Authority of India.
BAOA president Rohit Kapur said the move is "completely unacceptable, illegal and beyond the purview of private airport developers" as the hike has been effected without the sanction of the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority.
He pointed out that it is the duty of the government to create adequate infrastructure for aircraft operations and if the existing facilities are insufficient, no agency can penalize the private operators.
13/07/12 TwoCircles.net

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Categories: airports Jul 2012