Chennai: Flying from Chennai airport is going to be an expensive affair as the move to lease it out to a private company or consortium will push up costs.
Passengers will have to pay a far higher user development fee than the one proposed now as sources say the private owner may not be able to generate much revenue from shops and lounges inside the terminals. This is because the new terminals are constructed in a linear fashion with minimum space for such facilities."The airport terminals are built in a linear style because of space constraints. Most of the available space has been allotted to passengers and there is not much scope for retail outlets inside the buildings," said Airports Authority of India (AAI) official. Devoid of other avenues of revenue, the private player will end up passing the cost to the passengers and airlines.
06/06/13 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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Passengers will have to pay a far higher user development fee than the one proposed now as sources say the private owner may not be able to generate much revenue from shops and lounges inside the terminals. This is because the new terminals are constructed in a linear fashion with minimum space for such facilities."The airport terminals are built in a linear style because of space constraints. Most of the available space has been allotted to passengers and there is not much scope for retail outlets inside the buildings," said Airports Authority of India (AAI) official. Devoid of other avenues of revenue, the private player will end up passing the cost to the passengers and airlines.
06/06/13 V Ayyappan/Times of India
