New Delhi: No-frills airline SpiceJet, which owes around Rs 100 crore to the national airports operator AAI for various airport charges, has been paying an additional amount over and above the per day billing to clear the outstanding at the earliest, a senior executive said on Friday.
SpiceJet is paying Rs 1.50 crore per day to Airports Authority of India towards various charges including landing and parking fee as against a daily billing of Rs 1.10 crore, SpiceJet Chief Administrative Officer and Accountable Manager G P Gupta told PTI here.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma had yesterday said in Lok Sabha that, "M/s Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet are in default of payment and the dues are 294.57 crore and Rs 155.49 crore respectively," in response to a question on default in payments to AAI by the private airlines during the last three years.
The airline was earlier paying Rs 1.35 crore per day to the AAI, Gupta said adding, "We have increased this payment to Rs 1.50 crore per day from this month to clear our dues which are now less than Rs 100 crore."
11/12/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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SpiceJet is paying Rs 1.50 crore per day to Airports Authority of India towards various charges including landing and parking fee as against a daily billing of Rs 1.10 crore, SpiceJet Chief Administrative Officer and Accountable Manager G P Gupta told PTI here.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma had yesterday said in Lok Sabha that, "M/s Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet are in default of payment and the dues are 294.57 crore and Rs 155.49 crore respectively," in response to a question on default in payments to AAI by the private airlines during the last three years.
The airline was earlier paying Rs 1.35 crore per day to the AAI, Gupta said adding, "We have increased this payment to Rs 1.50 crore per day from this month to clear our dues which are now less than Rs 100 crore."
11/12/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
