Aviation Security Fee For Domestic, International Travel Likely To Be Increased From 1 September

Flyers would be required to shell-out a bit more for air travel, as security fee for both domestic and international travel will be raised.

From 1 September, domestic passengers will have to pay Rs 160 instead of Rs 150 while international passengers will have to pay $4.85, against the foreign currency, instead of $3.25, each time they buy a ticket, sources said.

Last year too, the Civil Aviation Ministry had raised the fee from Rs 130 per embarking passenger for tickets issued against Indian currency and US$ 3.25 per embarking passenger for tickets issued against foreign currency.

Currently, the Centre has permitted increasing the capacity to 45 per cent with effect from 27 June 2020, post the initial re-start of operations of the scheduled domestic flights, with effect from May 25,2020, to a limited extent.

In addition, special and charter flights are operated with government's permission for repatriating Indians and foreigners.

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