New Delhi. If you also travel abroad or have to do recently, then this news is for you. To catch an international flight from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, now passengers will have to loose more pockets than before. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has decided to increase user development fees. Not only this, it will also affect people coming from abroad. User development fees for international passengers will be increased from April 16 at IGI Airport. It is a matter of relief that it will not affect the domestic journey.
According to the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority, passengers of economy class going on international journey will have to pay Rs 650 as a user development fee as a user development fee. On the other hand, if a passenger lands Delhi Airport from abroad, then he will have to pay Rs 275 for arrival. Similarly, the departure fee for business class passengers has been fixed at Rs 810 while the fee on arrival will be Rs 345. The AERA has approved a 140 percent increase in user development fees citing airport operations and infrastructure needs.
Delhi International Airport Limited proposed an increase in the current user development fee by 730 percent. At the same time, no change has been made in the rates of user development fees on domestic flights. She will remain unchanged as before. At the Delhi Airport, domestic passengers are charged Rs 129 as a user development fee at the time of departure and Rs 56 on arrival. Let us tell you that user development fees are recovered from passengers at every airport whether it has to travel international or domestic. However, according to the category, passengers have to pay different fees.
