Mumbai: Regulator AERA has lowered the person growth charge for departing home and worldwide passengers at Hyderabad airport to Rs 515 and Rs 1,030, respectively, efficient September 1.
The tariff order for the interval 2026-2031, efficient from September 1 this yr until March 31, 2031, has been selected the premise of the incremental Combination Income Requirement (ARR) framework, the regulator mentioned in a launch on Tuesday.
Beneath the framework, the Airports Financial Regulatory Authority (AERA) has linked the associated fee restoration via airport fees with the precise date of completion, commissioning and placing to make use of of some recognized high-value capex tasks which were deliberate for commissioning by the airport operator within the latter half of the five-year tariff cycle.
“The Person Improvement Price (UDF) for departing home passengers has been fastened at an inexpensive degree of Rs 515 per passenger, which is decrease than the UDF of Rs 580 per passenger proposed by the airport operator, and can be decrease than the present UDF being levied on the airport of Rs 750.
“Equally, the UDF for departing worldwide passengers has been fastened at Rs 1,030 per passenger, as in opposition to Rs 1,150 proposed by the Airport Operator and the present UDF Rs 1,500,” AERA mentioned within the launch.
Additionally, the touchdown fees have been rationalised to Rs 435 per MT (Metric Tonnes) for home flights and Rs 630 per MT for worldwide flights for the interval.
Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Airport in Hyderabad is operated by GMR Hyderabad Worldwide Airport Restricted (GHIAL).
Moreover, AERA has allowed a variable tariff plan (VTP), structured as a landing-charge incentive mechanism with advantages offered upon satisfaction of prescribed qualifying situations, for the Hyderabad airport.
“AERA is of the view that the VTP gives an acceptable degree of help for site visitors growth and route growth whereas making certain that aeronautical tariffs stay cost-reflective, clear and non-discriminatory in accordance with ICAO rules, and don’t impose an undue burden on airport customers.
“This would supply requisite incentives to airways to broaden their community and ramp up site visitors on the airport,” the discharge mentioned.
After detailed examination, AERA has thought-about a baseline ARR of Rs 11,683.49 crore (Rs 9,308.20 crore in current worth phrases) in opposition to Rs 27,851 crore (Rs 20,025 crore in current worth phrases) sought by GHIAL for the fourth management interval (2026-2031).
“This interprets right into a baseline yield per passenger (YPP) of Rs 426.39, which has been suitably apportioned between touchdown & parking fees, UDF and different airport fees,” the discharge mentioned.
Earlier this week, AERA steeply slashed the UDF for passengers at Bengaluru Worldwide Airport to Rs 300 for home and Rs 997 for worldwide passengers for the five-year management interval until March 2031.
The revised charges might be relevant from September 1.
Within the case of Bengaluru airport additionally, the regulator pursued the incremental ARR framework
