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Macau unveils fee cuts Macau International Airport (MIA) has announced a series of ‘emergency measures’ to address the problem of falling passenger numbers at the airport. The announcement comes just months after the airport finalized plans to expand the airport. (passengerterminaltoday.com, January 05, 2009) Read more... Airport fees in Mumbai to be hiked; Delhi could be next Mumbai/NewDelhi: The ministry of civil aviation has approved a request by Mumbai International Airport Ltd (Mial) to raise airport charges by 10% from 1 January, setting the stage for a similar decision at the New Delhi airport. (livemint.com, December 23, 2008) Read more... Calls for airport charge rebate of £1 per passenger Proposal part of attempt to promote investment in north-east gateway. (pressandjournal.co.uk, December 18, 2008) Read more... Air NZ calls on airports to cut charges Air New Zealand today called on Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch airports to immediately drop their charges. (National Business Review (NBR) New Zealand, December 18, 2008) Read more... CAAS extends Changi incentive package The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has announced that it plans to extend and expand its Air Hub Development Fund (AHDF) incentive scheme for airlines and airport partners of Singapore Changi Airport. (passengerterminaltoday.com, December 12, 2008) Read more... New price plan announced for London Stansted New price controls to apply for the next five years at London Stanted Airport have been announced by the UK aviation regulator. (travelcounsellors.co.uk, December 09, 2008) Read more... Italian Passenger Tax Increase The Italian government has recently increased the passenger taxes for all passengers using Italian Airports. The increase, which became effective on October 28th, sees taxes rise by 80% for all departing passengers. (Airportcharges.com, December 08, 2008) Read more... MAHB urges review of airport charges MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) says it will continue to pursue an upward revision of its charges at the 39 airports it operates in the country despite the global economic downturn. (btimes.com.my, December 06, 2008) Read more... Irish government imposes new air tax The Irish government have announced plans for a new airport tax, which will be levied on all departing passengers. (Airportcharges.com, December 04, 2008) Read more... UK Chancellor announces changes to APD The UK Chancellor has released the 2008 Pre-Budget Report, which includes changes to Air Passenger Duty (APD). The changes include a new distance-based method of calculation, and increased rates. (Airportcharges.com, November 27, 2008) Read more... Ryanair pulls flights in protest Budget airline Ryanair is to pull all of its services out of Blackpool Airport in protest at the introduction of a new £10 passenger charge. (BBC News, November 26, 2008) Read more... Rising costs put future of regional airports at risk Regional flights will cost more from next year and the future of some UK regional airports will be at risk as costs rise. (travelweekly.co.uk, November 20, 2008) Read more... EasyJet wins review of Gatwick charges EasyJet has won a High Court application for a judicial review of airport charges at Gatwick after refusing to pay an increase in prices this year. (travelweekly.co.uk, November 17, 2008) Read more... Salzburg Airport Charges for 2009 published 2009 charges for Salzburg Airport have just been published, due to come into effect on January 1st. The new charges have been approved by the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology and will see an increase in most areas compared with 2008. (Airportcharges.com, November 17, 2008) Read more... Schiphol Airport Charges for 2009 Announced Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has just published its latest set of charges due to come into force on 1st April 2009. It has also introduced a revised set of 2008 charges which came into force on November 1st. The two documents record quite significant changes over the previous 2007/08 charges. (Airportcharges.com, November 06, 2008) Read more... ANA Portugal Airport Charges for 08/09 published ANA, the operator of Airports in Portugal, have published their 2008/09 charges for Lisbon, Porto and Faro Airports, coming into force on December 1st. Charges have slightly increased for most aircraft types over the 2007/08 charges, but thanks to the introduction of a new charging category for aircraft with MTOWs above 150t, large aircraft see a reduction in runway charges. (Airportcharges.com, November 05, 2008) Read more... Stansted airport charges hiked by regulator LONDON (Reuters) - A key regulator Tuesday backed an increase of around 3.5 percent in charges at Stansted airport, drawing criticism from both airlines and the airport's owner. (Reuters, November 04, 2008) Read more... Airportcharges.com at Airport Exchange 27th to 29th October 08 Airportcharges.com Managing Director Richard Leigh chaired a very successful afternoon session of the 2nd Airport Charges conference at the ACI Airport Exchange in Berlin on Wednesday. (Airportcharges.com, October 31, 2008) Read more... Finnish Airport Charges Incentive Scheme Finavia is to introduce an airport charges incentive scheme to encourage airlines to open new routes to/ from Finnish airports. The new scheme will come into effect on 25th October and will cover all Finavia airports. This marks a change for Finavia, as previously their approach was to state a readiness to offer landing charge discounts, but not to publish any details. (Airportcharges.com, October 24, 2008) Read more... EU approves bill aimed at reducing airport charges STRASBOURG, France: European Parliament lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday aimed at reducing the cost of flights in the EU by changing the system under which commercial airlines are charged at airports. (International Herland Tribune, October 23, 2008) Read more... Airport charges - new rules could mean cheaper flights Airport charges are one of the hidden costs of flying and usually they are passed on from airlines to passengers. Wednesday evening sees MEPs debate whether to support a proposed directive which aims to set common rules for how charges are calculated. It could affect Europe's biggest airports and help introduce more competition between them. (European Parliament, October 21, 2008) Read more... German Airport Security Charges for 2009 published The German Federal Ministry of the Interior has published the 2009 Security Fees for German Airports. The new charges are valid for 12 months, and will come into effect on November 1st 2008. (Airportcharges.com, October 22, 2008) Read more... Düsseldorf International Airport Charges for 2009 published Düsseldorf Airport has published their airport charges for 2009. The charges remain relatively unchanged from 2008, restricted to an increase in runway movement fees for smaller commercial aircraft and a rise in passenger security fees. (Airportcharges.com, October 17, 2008) Read more... Miami International Airport dropped its landing fee 39% Miami International Airport dropped its landing fee 39% to $1.18 per 1,000 lb. of landed weight for the current fiscal year that began Oct. 1. (ATWOnline, October 6, 2008). Read more... Estonian Airport Charges for 2009 Announced Charges for 2009 at airports across Estonia are set to rise significantly for domestic services, while international services benefit from either static or falling charges. (Airportcharges.com, September 29, 2008) Read more... Ryanair charges customers ‘fantasy’ €15 fees RYANAIR passengers at Cork Airport are being charged more than €15 per head in "taxes and fees" that the airline does not have to pay, the Irish Independent has learned. The airport charges only apply to a route a year after its introduction, but the budget airline is charging customers travelling on the eight–month–old Glasgow and East Midlands routes. Aviation sources said yesterday that Ryanair, which has now axed these two routes, was turning a huge profit by charging consumers for fantasy costs (Irish Independent, August 29, 2008) Read more... Airport Charges Across Europe Continue to Increase Published airport charges across Europe’s top 50 airports have increased on average by almost 4% since 2007, according to the 2008 Airport Charges Monitor from www.airportcharges.com. (Airportcharges.com, August 18, 2008) Read more... Ryanair blames Dublin airport charges for reduction in frequency Ryanair will cut its winter schedule at Dublin, reducing based aircraft to 18 from 22 and the number of weekly flights to 1,190 from 1,352. It estimated a passenger decline of around 500,000 from winter 2007-08. It said DUB is the second most expensive of its base airports and that a written request to the airport to have fees reduced was "dismissed by the DAA monopoly." It said the airport charges up to €15 ($23.84) per departing passenger. DUB suffered from radar problems last week, forcing cancellations (ATWOnline, July 14, 2008). Read more... Airportcharges.com today launches the world’s first database of pre-calculated airport charges The database contains the pre-calculated airport charges for over 1000 airports worldwide for almost 100 different aircraft types. Charges for domestic, EU and other international routes are included, over a range of load factors between 50% and 100%. (Airportcharges.com, July, 2008) Read more... UK Airport Charges on the Increase Published airport charges at UK airports have increased in 2008, with BAA’s London airports leading the way. Analysis by www.airportcharges.com of charges at 30 UK airports shows that Heathrow and Gatwick had the sharpest rises in airport charges over 2007, but that neither are as yet the most expensive airports for operators. (Airportcharges.com, April, 2008) Read more... WE WANT YOUR NEWS. If anything has happened to your airport charges that the world should know about, please let us know. To send us information on your latest charges updates, please click here. |
