Flyers using the Kolkata airport will not have to pay user development fee until March 1. The regional airport authorities have postponed the levy for a fortnight. It was to have come into effect from Saturday.
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) had announced last month the additional levy – for both outbound and inbound passengers — of Rs 400 for domestic flyers and Rs 1,000 for those going abroad.
“We have decided to implement the UDF announced by the AERA from March 1 after the airlines shift to the new terminal. The airlines have also requested to postpone the date,” B. P. Sharma, Regional Director, Airports Authority of India, said.
According to a senior official at the Kolkata airport, the decision was taken late on Friday after some of the airlines had already changed their fare structures .
Some of the carriers had earlier opposed the decision to levy UDF before the modernised terminal came into use.
While the integrated facility was inaugurated on January 20, the airlines had planned to shift their operations to the new facility by early February, the official said.
The AAI has, however, yet to confirm the installation of some basic amenities as promised, including a higher bandwidth at check-in counters and transit facility for international flyers.
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The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) had announced last month the additional levy – for both outbound and inbound passengers — of Rs 400 for domestic flyers and Rs 1,000 for those going abroad.
“We have decided to implement the UDF announced by the AERA from March 1 after the airlines shift to the new terminal. The airlines have also requested to postpone the date,” B. P. Sharma, Regional Director, Airports Authority of India, said.
According to a senior official at the Kolkata airport, the decision was taken late on Friday after some of the airlines had already changed their fare structures .
Some of the carriers had earlier opposed the decision to levy UDF before the modernised terminal came into use.
While the integrated facility was inaugurated on January 20, the airlines had planned to shift their operations to the new facility by early February, the official said.
The AAI has, however, yet to confirm the installation of some basic amenities as promised, including a higher bandwidth at check-in counters and transit facility for international flyers.
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