The Airports Financial Regulatory Authority of India (Aera) has granted approval to Adani Group-led Mumbai Worldwide Airport Restricted (MIAL), which operates the airport within the nation’s monetary capital, to impose a better person growth price (UDF) on worldwide enterprise class passengers in comparison with these travelling in worldwide economic system class, efficient till 2028-29.
In a press release issued on Thursday as reported by Enterprise Customary, Aera said that MIAL might levy a UDF of ₹615 on every departing worldwide economic system class passenger and ₹695 on every departing worldwide enterprise class passenger, starting 16 Might. For arriving worldwide travellers, the UDF can be ₹260 for economic system class and ₹304 for enterprise class.
Beforehand, a uniform UDF of ₹187 was charged to all worldwide passengers, irrespective of sophistication. “This adjustment aligns with the ‘person pays’ precept and displays enhanced passenger expertise and upgraded amenities accessible to and utilized by worldwide travellers,” Aera famous.
The revised UDF can be relevant from 16 Might 2025 till 31 March 2029, which marks the top of the fourth management interval.
As well as, Aera has authorised MIAL to begin charging a UDF from home passengers as effectively. The speed has been set at ₹175 for every departing home traveller and ₹158 for every arriving one.
Throughout the earlier management interval, no UDF was imposed on home passengers. Nevertheless, MIAL had been amassing a “growth price” of ₹120 from every departing home passenger, a follow that can proceed till August 2024.
Aera talked about that even “non-major” airports levy a UDF of as much as ₹745 per passenger boarding a home flight. An airport is assessed as “non-major” if it handles fewer than 3.5 million passengers yearly.
“Contemplating the dimensions of operation, and funding necessities on the Mumbai airport, which is the monetary capital of the nation, the authority finds it cheap and constant to get better a sure portion of the combination income requirement from the home UDF,” Aera added.
The UDF has been “set nominally” for home passengers, who signify 75 per cent of the full footfall at Mumbai airport. This transfer underscores the “dedication to guard passenger pursuits, guarantee affordability, and foster progress within the home aviation sector”.
