Airlines oppose Bangalore airport’s tariff hike proposal; private airports support it
NEW DELHI: Private airport operators and airlines have locked horns over the issue of the former’s demands to raise tariffs for funding their ongoing expansion projects.
Airlines, on their part, oppose any hike saying this would increase cost of flying and further impact air traffic. This catch-22 situation has come to the fore yet again on Bangalore International Airport Ltd’s (BIAL) proposal to increase aeronautical tariffs and user development fees (UDF) starting this October till March 2026.
Citing “precarious financial situation,” pandemic-hit BIAL has sought a steep phase-wise hike for its third control period (April 1, 2021-March 31, 2026) in UDF starting this October till March 2026.
