Changi Airport to raise landing fees by an average 15pc

SINGAPORE's Changi Airport Group (CAG) is raising its aeronautical fees an aver 15 per cent at Singapore Changi Airport from April.

The fee hike affects landing, parking and aerobridge (LPA) bills, with a larger increase for narrow-body aircraft. CAG will extend its landing fee rebate of up to 10 per cent for all airlines until March 31, 2012.

CAG said the landing fee partially recovers the costs associated with the airfield system including runways, taxiways, roadways in the airside, airfield lighting, apron maintenance and costs of providing standby emergency services for the airlines.

In addition, the costs of services provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, such as air navigation services, are also recovered from landing fees.

Furthermore, a Passenger Service Charge (PSC) and a Passenger Security Service Charge (PSSC) of S$9 (US$7) and S$3, respectively, will be introduced for transfer and transit passengers.

The PSC for passengers using the Budget Terminal (BT) will be revised to S$7.80, with the PSSC remaining unchanged. This means that the total passenger fees paid by BT passengers, including the PSC, PSSC and Aviation Levy2, will increase from S$15 presently to S$18, a statement from airport authorities said.

The revision of the PSC for budget terminal passengers seeks to recover part of the cost of operating the terminal, following a S$20 million upgrade of the facility in 2009, authorities added.
(Source:www.schednet.com)