Philippines: NAIA operator hikes fees for airlines starting this month

San Miguel-led New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC), the new operator of the country’s main gateway, will now start collecting higher landing and take-off fees from airlines, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said. “The increase is actually high. It is almost double, but the rates — the last increase was in the year 2000 — so for the last 24 years, there have been no increases in fees that were charged at the airport,” Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said on the sidelines of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Aviation Summit 2024 on Wednesday. Landing and take-off fees are charges levied for the use of airport facilities and services during aircraft landings and takeoffs. Bautista said that the imposition of higher landing and take-off fees is effective Oct. 1, or at least 15 days after the official turnover of the operations and maintenance of NAIA to its private operator.<br/>