

IndiGo, Air India push back against steep tariffs proposed at Navi Mumbai, Noida airports
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.IndiGo and Air India have opposed proposed passenger charges by India’s newest airports, warning that higher tariffs would make flying more expensive and slow passenger traffic growth when domestic aviation demand is weakening.Adani-owned Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL), which started operations in December, currently levies a user development fee (UDF) of ₹620 on domestic departures and ₹270 on arrivals. It has proposed increasing this by 20% in FY28 and 10% annually until FY31 for a net increase of 45% over five years.
A similar increase has been proposed for international passenger charges.Noida International Airport (NIA), which is expected to begin operations on 15 June, has proposed domestic departure UDFs starting at ₹653 in FY27 and rising by roughly 41% by FY30. International departure charges would increase by about 45% during the same period.
Arrival charges would rise by about 40%. The average annual increase proposed is 7% to 17% across categories.The proposed tariffs by the new airports are significantly higher than those levied at several existing airports.Delhi airport’s current domestic departure UDF for economy fares is ₹129, which is about a fifth of the charge proposed at Navi Mumbai and Noida.
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, also operated by Adani, charges a domestic departure fee at ₹175. Bengaluru’s domestic departure fee is ₹550, while Kolkata airport has a tariff of ₹547.The ad hoc departure UDF that NMIAL can charge is ₹620, while Noida airport can charge ₹490, minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha on 9 February.The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority
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