Navi Mumbai airport to start charging user development fee from passengers

The user development fee will be levied on an ad-hoc basis by the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority that has been approved for the financial year 2025-2026

Passengers flying out of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will now have to pay a ‘user development fee’ of ₹620 for domestic journeys and ₹1,225 for international journeys. For disembarking passengers, the UDF will be ₹270 and ₹525 for domestic and international flights, respectively, news agency PTI reported.

 

The user development fee (UDF) will be levied on an ad-hoc basis by the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) and has been approved for the financial year 2025-2026. AERA mentioned, “It has been decided to allow levying ad-hoc UDF as an interim measure till March 31, 2026, or till final determination of regular tariff, whichever is earlier.”

 

The order further said, “The revenue to be collected by NMIAL on an ad-hoc basis in the interim period shall be accounted for by the authority during the regular tariff determination exercise of NMIA.”

 

According to a report by The Times of India, at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), the standalone UDF for departing passengers currently stands at ₹207 for each domestic passenger and ₹726 for each international passenger, along with the additional charges. 

 

The report suggests that NMIA has previously suggested a user development fee of ₹840 and ₹1,500, along with additional taxes, for each departing domestic and international passenger, respectively.

 

On Feb 7, 2025, NMIA Pvt Ltd submitted a multi-year tariff proposal for Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The airport operator has also indicated that the commercial operations at NMIA are expected to begin by August 2025. The first control period will span from August 1, 2025, to March 31, 2030.

 

The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) submitted the details related to the master plan, concession requirements, and traffic projections, among others. The order also stated that operations at NMIA will begin in the next few months, with a capacity of 20 million annually by building phases-I and II together. The passenger capacity is likely to expand to 50 million annually by FY30, by when phase-III is expected to be completed. Phases-IV and V will see the capacity increasing to 70 million and 90 million per annum, respectively.