Airport charges set to hit fares
THE COST of airline tickets is set to skyrocket even further if the economic regulator grants Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) permission to increase passenger service charges by a whopping 161 percent over the next five years.
If the new cost structure is implemented this year, budget airline passengers will pay an R80.81 service charge for each domestic flight, almost double the current average cost of R42.61.
On international flights the increase is R104.30, bringing the total to R220.72 on overseas fares.
via iol.co.za
Irrespective of the final outcome, passengers will be paying more for airport taxes over the next five years.
