Adani Group introduces charges for private jets

Despite a warning by the airport tariff regulator on unapproved tariff, the Adani Group has introduced ‘general aviation charges’ for private jet operators at six of its airports, two people familiar with the development said.

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The operator is levying over ₹ 1,000 for every passenger on private aircraft operators for a week, one of the people said on condition of anonymity.

The Adani Group operates seven airports in the country, including Mumbai, and the new charge has been introduced at six of its airports—Guwahati, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram and Ahmedabad.

The company handled around 7.1 million passengers during September, or nearly 23.7% of air passengers in India.

“We are looking to take up the matter with the stakeholders as this hurts the business of small airlines and charter operators amid an inflationary environment already in place," a business aircraft operator said on condition of anonymity.

This will not be the first time an airport managed by the Adani group would increase charges for private jets. In 2021, its Lucknow airport had increased charges for private jets by ten times but had to roll it back later.