Pvt airports want fliers to pay more as Coronavirus hurts their profits

Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore airports say that infrastructure they set up is a fixed asset and not flexible to respond to a sudden loss in business

Private airport operators of India have sought the government's permission to levy extra charge on fliers, citing losses incurred due to reduced passenger footfall and aircraft movement.

“Revenue streams of airports have been impacted adversely against the gloomy background of sharp declines in traffic and passenger throughput. To address the growing severity of this issue and ensure sustainability of airport operators, we propose to levy a nominal facilitation charge as part of airline fares to cover the increased operating cost,” Association of Private Operators said in a communication to the Pardeep Singh Kharola, secretary at Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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