Government disagrees IATA's claim of IGI being costliest airport in the world

New Delhi: Government today disagreed with the claims of IATA, an international body of airlines, that Delhi's IGI airport was costliest in the world and said as per UN's aviation regulatory body it was placed below the five most expensive airports in terms of airport charges.
"International Air Transport Association (IATA) has earlier furnished a graphical comparison with other 26 world airports and observed that out of these airports, IGI airport is the costliest airport," Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
However, he said, on compilation of charges of other world airports from International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) documents 7100-2100 and revised charges of IGI airport, "it is revealed that the IGI airport stands at seventh for long haul international, sixth for medium haul international and 19th for short haul international from the top."
28/08/12 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: airports Aug 2012