Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Local, overseas airlines owed Rs 2,739 crore dues to Airports Authority of India

NEW DELHI: Domestic and foreign carriers owed airport usage fee dues worth Rs 2,739 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at the end of March 2015, the government said today.

Out of the total, national carrier Air India and its subsidiaries owed the maximum of Rs 1,963 crore. Other carriers include SpiceJet, Jet Airways, Jet Lite (India), IndiGo and Go Air.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said AAI has taken various measures to recover the dues such as charging interest on outstanding dues of delayed bills.

Various airlines were to pay airport usage fee worth Rs 2,738.87 crore to AAI at the end of March 2015, with "national carriers" owing Rs 1,962.92 crore, according to Sharma.
03/08/15 PTI/The Economic Times
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