India's Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has fixed the domestic user development fee (UDF) at ₹620 for Navi Mumbai International Airport, blocking a proposed hike to ₹742. The regulator also reduced the airport's revenue recovery for 2025-30 and deferred part of the recovery to the next tariff cycle, aiming to moderate airport charges for passengers and airlines.
AERA conducted a comprehensive analysis of the airport operator's multi-year tariff proposal, including capital expenditure, operational expenditure, rate of return, and non-aero revenues, before finalizing the tariff order. The regulator also deferred 11.32% of the airport's aggregate revenue requirement to the next tariff cycle between 2030 and 2035 to soften the tariff burden during the airport's initial years of operation.
The moderated charges would significantly benefit domestic passengers, who constitute around 73% of the total passenger traffic. AERA also rationalized domestic landing charges at ₹1,400 per metric tonne for 2026-27, with an increase to ₹1,484 per metric tonne in 2027-28.
