International airlines to discuss Delhi airport charges hike: Lufthansa

Frankfurt: Calling the 346 per cent hike in Delhi airport charges by India' s airport regulator AERA as "unreasonable and unacceptable", German carrier Lufthansa has said that major international airlines are holding a crucial meeting in mid-August to discuss the issue.
Noting that over 10 international airlines operating out of India have filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the steep increase in airport charges, Axel Hilgers, Lufthansa's Director South Asia, said that the Delhi airport's operational cost is "too high."
"A normal increase according to inflation is okay, but this (the 346 per cet hike) is unreasonable and unacceptable," he said.
"We are not in agreement with the Indian government on the issue and are part of the High Court case. We are unhappy, that's why we filed the petition in July," Hilgers told PTI here.
07/08/12 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: airports Aug 2012