New Delhi: Citing “Dangerous Financial Situation,” Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
(BIAL) has been looking for a steep increase in phase in the cost of developing users (UDF) which began October to March 2026.
It has proposed to increase the domestic departure of UDF passengers from RS 217 when This is up to the first RS 450, then RS 550 and finally RS 555.
Likewise the proposed increase for international passengers is from RS 839 to Rs 1,350 at this time, then Rs 2,220.
This increase has been sought to be implemented from October 1, 2021, until March 31, 2026, according to an annual “alternative” (ATP) proposal submitted to the Economic Regulatory Authority Airport (Aera) to determine the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) paid from April 1, 2021 Until March 31, 2026.
“For any trip that occurred between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, UDF applies to be based on the date of ticket booking.
For any travel outside March 31, 2022, the cost of each UDF costs must be based on The travel date, “BAL CFO B Rao has told Aera in a letter written on June 29, 2021, with an alternative tariff proposal.
Top sources say to the TOI improvement sought in the Aero tariff comes at the time “Bangalore airport will complete and operate the RS 13,000 Crore expansion program on a large scale.
This investment recovery must occur during the passenger traffic period in that period.
As a result of ongoing pandemics.
We are committed to completing the project and sending world-class airports even in the face of a strong headgear in challenging times.
“Bangalore Airport will complement and operationalize the expansion program RS 13,000 Crore which is large in the midst of passenger traffic Because of a pandemic.
We remain committed to complete the project in this challenging time.
“Bangalore Airport Communike against Aera said the authority’s traffic projection for it – domestic passengers grew from 2.8 crores on pre-covid FY 20 by 1.7 times to 4.8 crores on FY 25 and international passengers returned to pre-pandemic periods by FY 24 – “it seems very optimistic.
“On the contrary, BALIAL submission June 29 has updated traffic projections that see domestic traffic at 3.8 crores in 25 and international climbing close to pre-covid 46 lakh from FY 20 at 45 lakh.
Using a traffic projection” Over Over Optimistic “Aera As a basis for tariff determination “it will certainly ensure that the bial will be faced with recovery of the recovery of aggregate income requirements (ARR) during the third control period (FY 22-26) in terms of non-serving traffic estimates …
(that) will produce a default bial In the loan agreement that needs to be maintained in the financing agreement run by project tender for expansion projects, “said Rao.
While acknowledging that considering the massemic uncertainty no one can estimate the traffic figures in the future and thus the recovery of the aviation sector, operators The airport has requested Aera to “conduct a limited medium-term review of PA tariff proposals DA late March 2023 and allows numbers (bals) to change / revise ATP …
to reach the final ARR determined for the third control period.
“Aera completed tariffs for the airport by inviting comments from stakeholders on operator proposals and after considering it.
Interestingly, BIAL has also sent a variable tariff plan on June 29 to consider authority.