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IATA puts Delhi and Mumbai airports in its `IATA Wall of Shame` |
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised the increase in airport development charges imposed by Mumbai and New Delhi and listed the Delhi and Mumbai airports in its `IATA Wall of Shame` for their 207 per cent increase in airport costs.
IATA said that the burden on the already beleaguered global airline industry is a `wake up call` for the Indian government.
IATA CEO Giovanni Bersignani stated, "We cannot accept the increases. It is unconceivable; the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has to take an urgent look at the issue."
Both the cities have hiked charges by 10% in early 2009 and introduced new airport development fees. For Delhi it was equivalent to a 137 per cent increase in charges while in Mumbai this was a 278 per cent increase- 207 per cent being the average of the two figures.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the 65th AGM of IATA, Bersignani said, "The situation is at high risk, it is a wake up call for the Indian government, it has to understand the plight of the aviation industry and take full responsibility of the situation."
(Posted on : 12/06/2009)
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