Kozhikode: With wide-bodied aircraft resuming operations from Karipur last month after a gap of three years, the airport is on a revival path with plans to fully re-establish and enhance air connectivity to the Gulf. The number of domestic passengers at Karipur airport has grown by 29.2% from April to December 31, 2018 to touch 4.94 lakh.
At the same time, people’s representatives, trade and business organizations are exerting pressure on the government to provide the tax relief given on general sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for domestic airlines operating from Kannur airport to Karipur as well to ensure that its growth prospects on the domestic front is not affected.
In November 2018, government had issued an order reducing ATF tax from 29% to 1% for the newly-commissioned Kannur airport which raised charges of favouritism. It was pointed out that the preferential treatment given to Kannur airport will affect the prospects of Karipur.
Though the opening of Kannur airport, managed by a public-private consortium, is expected to give competition to Karipur as a section of passengers will shift to the new airport, Airports Authority of India (AAI) hopes that the resumption of jumbo flights to Saudi Arabia will make up for the passenger loss.
“Despite the ban on operation of widebodied aircraft, we registered growth from April to December 2018 with international and domestic passengers increasing by 2.81% and by 29.2%. Overall passenger numbers have registered a growth of 7.7%, compared to 2017,” said airport director K Srinivasa Rao.
28/01/19 Times of India
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At the same time, people’s representatives, trade and business organizations are exerting pressure on the government to provide the tax relief given on general sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for domestic airlines operating from Kannur airport to Karipur as well to ensure that its growth prospects on the domestic front is not affected.
In November 2018, government had issued an order reducing ATF tax from 29% to 1% for the newly-commissioned Kannur airport which raised charges of favouritism. It was pointed out that the preferential treatment given to Kannur airport will affect the prospects of Karipur.
Though the opening of Kannur airport, managed by a public-private consortium, is expected to give competition to Karipur as a section of passengers will shift to the new airport, Airports Authority of India (AAI) hopes that the resumption of jumbo flights to Saudi Arabia will make up for the passenger loss.
“Despite the ban on operation of widebodied aircraft, we registered growth from April to December 2018 with international and domestic passengers increasing by 2.81% and by 29.2%. Overall passenger numbers have registered a growth of 7.7%, compared to 2017,” said airport director K Srinivasa Rao.
28/01/19 Times of India
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