Bangalore: Defending the recent hike in the user development fee (UDF) at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), the state government said on Friday that the UDF cannot be reduced as funds were required for the airport's expansion and construction of the second terminal.
Replying to a question raised by K Govindaraj (Congress) in the legislative council, infrastructure minister R Roshan Baig said the expansion plans were the reasons for increasing the UDF.
Currently, a domestic passenger departing from KIA pays Rs 260 per head as UDF, while an international passenger is charged Rs 1,070. This is the ad hoc fee that that BIAL has been charging since the airport began operations in May 2008.
28/06/14 Times of India
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Replying to a question raised by K Govindaraj (Congress) in the legislative council, infrastructure minister R Roshan Baig said the expansion plans were the reasons for increasing the UDF.
Currently, a domestic passenger departing from KIA pays Rs 260 per head as UDF, while an international passenger is charged Rs 1,070. This is the ad hoc fee that that BIAL has been charging since the airport began operations in May 2008.
28/06/14 Times of India
