Competition next door, Delhi airport planning salary hike, bonus for staff

DIAL requested AERA to align manpower cost projections with its submissions and consider at least a nine per cent growth, as observed by AERA itself in previous "control periods"

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which runs India’s busiest airport, is planning salary hikes and bonuses to retain its workforce as it braces for fierce competition from Noida airport’s operator, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL). DIAL admitted that these pay raises will have a "considerable" impact on its total manpower costs.

 

GMR Group-led DIAL has urged the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) to approve higher aeronautical tariffs from airlines and passengers, citing financial pressures from the Noida airport, which is coming up about 70 km away. Beyond rising employee costs, it expects a surge in advertising expenses and a