Bangalore: Heeding the long standing demand of private aviation operators, the state government has revised usage charges for the Jakkur airstrip.
The tourism and infrastructure department, which is in charge of the Government Flying Training School (GFTS) at Jakkur, has significantly re duced rentals and parking charges. However, landing charges considered to be "through the roof" remain the same, much to the chagrin of operators.
"The government has ra tionalised the fees following operators' request. While the parking charges and rentals have been revised, there is no change in the landing charg es," Aerodrome operations manager A N Vishwanatha told Bangalore Mirror.
According to the flying school's authorities, the gov ernment has maintained the landing charges at Rs 3,000 per landing for single engine non microlite aircraft, and Rs 200 per landing for microlites, much higher than the two other airports in the city.
24/12/14 Kushala S/Bangalore Mirror
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The tourism and infrastructure department, which is in charge of the Government Flying Training School (GFTS) at Jakkur, has significantly re duced rentals and parking charges. However, landing charges considered to be "through the roof" remain the same, much to the chagrin of operators.
"The government has ra tionalised the fees following operators' request. While the parking charges and rentals have been revised, there is no change in the landing charg es," Aerodrome operations manager A N Vishwanatha told Bangalore Mirror.
According to the flying school's authorities, the gov ernment has maintained the landing charges at Rs 3,000 per landing for single engine non microlite aircraft, and Rs 200 per landing for microlites, much higher than the two other airports in the city.
24/12/14 Kushala S/Bangalore Mirror
