MoCA allows MIAL to increase aeronautical charges by ten per cent effective January 1, 2009

Air travellers flying from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai may have to pay more soon. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has recently sent a letter to GVK-backed Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), allowing the airport operator to increase aeronautical charges by ten per cent which in turn will be passed on to the passengers. Aeronautical charges comprise Passenger Service Fee (PSF) and aircraft landing and parking charges. According to a report in today’s Economic Times (ET), certain sources informed that MoCA has allowed MIAL to increase aeronautical charges by ten per cent effective January 1, 2009. Due to this, landing, parking and PSF at CSIA will go up next year. MIAL has already issued a circular in this regard to airlines. A ten per cent increase in airport charges will add to about Rs 35 crore to the airport’s total annual revenue.

Confirming that the airline has received the circular from MIAL, a Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said, “We have received the circular. It will be early to assess any impact of this on the air ticket. As air ticket is not the reflection of aeronautical charges,