Flying into Hyderabad airport to get costlier as GHIAL proposes arrival fee from September
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited has proposed a new arrival User Development Fee to fund a ₹13,975 crore expansion project aimed at increasing capacity to 51 million passengers per year. If approved by regulators, the fee would apply to both domestic and international arrivals starting in September 2026.
Passengers arriving at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad may soon have to pay a User Development Fee (UDF), a charge that has so far largely been levied only on departing travellers, if a proposal submitted by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) receives approval.
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