Circular form Air India

From:   Industry Affairs Division Date: 10th May, 2012 To:       All AI Offices/GDS/Airlines Ref.: TF 05/04                         Subject: User Development Fee at IGI Airport (DEL) The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) in India vide Order No 03/2012-13 dated 20th April, 2012 has granted permission to levy User Development Fee (UDF) for passengers departing and arriving from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi (DEL) for travel effective 15th May, 2012.                           Name of Fee User Development Fee Code                   Code IN Effecti            Effective Ticketing Date 3 May 2012                       Travel date From 15 May 2012 to 31 March 2013         A                     Application Per departing and arriving passenger International Category Short Haul Medium Haul Long Haul Distance up to 2000 km 2001-5000 km Above 5000 km Ticket issued in Indian Rupees INR INR INR Departure 600 950 1200 Arrival 490 786 990 Ticket issued in Foreign currency USD USD USD Departure 11.84 18.75 23.69 Arrival 9.67 15.53 19.54 Domestic Category Short Haul Long Haul Distance up to 500 km more than 500 km Ticket issued in Indian Rupees INR INR Departure 260 520 Arrival 220 440 Ticket issued in Foreign currency USD USD Departure 5.13 10.27 Arrival 4.34 8.69 Administrator Delhi International Airport Ltd Exemptions §       Transit/Transfer Passengers (up to 24 hours). A passenger is treated in transit only if onward travel journey is within 24 hrs from arrival into Delhi and is part of the same ticket, in case 2 separate tickets are issued it would not be treated as a transit passenger. This charge to be collected on the ticket by all airlines. The tax is interlineable. The lifting carrier is responsible for remittance. The fee is inclusive of Service Tax. This fee is applicable in addition to the Development Fee (TFC code – YM) charged at IGI Airport, DEL. Due to introduction of UDF, the Facilitation Component of Passenger Service Fee (PSF) has been removed. Hence, WO amount applicable for departure at DEL is as follows; Name of Fee Passenger Service Fee Code WO Effective Ticketing Date Immediate Effective Travel date 15 May 2012 Application Per departing passenger New Rate Old Rate Tickets issued in INR INR 146.07 INR 233 Tickets issued in foreign currency USD 3.65 USD 5.82 Exemptions NIL IATA has confirmed update on their system and distributed to all GDS (including SITA) for implementation. Important Note We have taken up the issue of collecting UDF on tickets issued before the fee was implemented in the system as it is not possible to manually collect UDF. Any further update on this subject will be intimated through a circular. Rate of UDF for travel after 1st Apr 2013 will be advised in due course. Please distribute this circular to all concerned. Tushar Bhagat Sr Manager- Industry Affairs