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No extra airport charges for fliers till February next year

The CSIA is considered as one of the busiest airports in the subcontinent, with over 36.63 million passengers moving around every year. The airport also sees about 694,261 tonnes of cargo in a year.

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The passengers flying out from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) will be spared from paying extra airport charges for the next three months as Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has deferred the decision to increase the charges till February next year.

The CSIA is considered as one of the busiest airports in the subcontinent, with over 36.63 million passengers moving around every year. The airport also sees about 694,261 tonnes of cargo in a year.

"Aeronautical tariff(s) approved by the authority vide order no. 32/2012-13 dated 15.01.2013 shall continue up to 28.02.2016 or until the final determination of the tariffs for the second control period (i.e, 2014-2019), whichever is earlier." AERA said in its order. "The revenue collected by the Airport Operator (MIAL) during the period shall be adjusted from Aggregate Revenue Requirement for the Second Control Period starting w.e.f, 01.04.2014," it said.

The user development fee (UDF), which is to be paid by passengers flying out of the airport, currently stands at Rs274 for domestic departures and Rs574 for international ones.

Earlier, the airport operator had made a demand for an increase of 881% in the aeronautical fees. However, AERA had approved a 164% hike, making the CSIA along with the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, the most expensive airports in the country.

On a previous occasion, AERA had extended the continuation of the existing tariff till the end of November. As per the rule, AERA has to prepare a consultation paper and invite feedback from all stakeholders before declaring the revised tariff(s).

A part of the aviation area is meant for infrastructure development — runway, taxi-ways, terminal building, air traffic control tower, etc.

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