New Delhi: As government considered ending most airport charges in non-metro cities to encourage regional connectivity, state-run airports body AAI, which owns most airports in the country, wants free land, tax exemption and other freebies to help it waive these charges for airlines.
While free land should be provided by state governments for developing or extending runways, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) should be exempted from municipal taxes, officials said.
The state or local authorities should also ensure power and water supply and proper roads to the airports if enhancement of air connectivity to Tier-II and III cities has to be promoted, they said.
However, the navigation and parking charges would not be waived by the AAI, which owns or partners in managing close to 90 airports around the country, at 15 major airports including those in six metros.
22/05/13 PTI/Economic Times
