Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Regulator for Reduction in Delhi Airport Charges

In what could become a significant respite to travellers flying in and out of the national capital, the levy for airport charges on passengers and airlines has been proposed to be slashed by around 96 per cent.
The new tariff rate for the second control period which formally runs from April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2019, was disclosed in an order issued by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA).

Among other things, the order issued on December 10 has brought down the user development fee (UDF) charged on departing domestic passenger to Rs.10 and to Rs.45 for international travellers.

Currently, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the firm which operates IGI Airport charges UDF ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 550 from domestic departing passengers, whereas the international departing travellers are levied an UDF ranging between Rs 635 and Rs1,270.
16/12/15 Indo-Asian News Service/NDTV
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