DIAL to again charge development fee at IGI airport
November 16th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Come Dec 1 and passengers flying out of Delhi will have to shell out more money, as the airport economic regulator restored the levy of Airport Development Fee (ADF) at the IGI airport here.
The development came after the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) Monday allowed the collection of the levy, which allows the airport operator to collect Rs.200 from departing domestic and Rs.1,300 from departing international passengers.
The levy, instituted for a period of 18 months to fund the gap of Rs. 1,230 crore needed for upgradation of the IGI airport, was quashed by the Supreme Court in April.
The airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited had submitted the total cost of modernising the IGI airport at Rs.12,857 crore against the original cost of Rs.8,957 crore it gave to the civil aviation ministry in 2009.
The company, on its part, welcomed the move.
“It has come as a great relief. Despite suspension of collection of ADF for over five months, DIAL struggled and met all its obligations,” said I. Prabhakara Rao, chief executive, DIAL.
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