Now, taking an Uber or Ola from Delhi Airport will be costlier. Here’s why

The Delhi Airport did not respond to queries sent by The Indian Express.

The new pick-up fee, after the revision, is Rs 245 plus 18% GST — totaling to Rs 289. Invoices reviewed by The Indian Express show that riders were already paying Rs 173 per trip as ‘transport hub charge’ in Ola’s billing system.

For context, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport charges Uber between Rs 230 and Rs 260, while Ola pays a charge of Rs 215 per ride from the airport.

A source said, “The move is expected to impact nearly 4 lakh trips a month — rides that constitute 70% of all commercial vehicular movement from the airport. With the recent suspension of services by BluSmart, which earlier offered EV rides from the airport, the demand has shifted back almost entirely to Ola and Uber.”

An Uber spokesperson confirmed the development, saying pickup fees for Uber rides have been revised by the airport operator. “For all airport trips taken on Uber, a pickup fee is charged as part of our commercial agreements with airports. This fee is passed on to the airport — Uber does not retain these charges. As part of the recent contract renewal with the Delhi Airport, the pickup fee for Uber trips from the airport has been revised by the airport operator,” the spokesperson said.

“We want to clarify that there has been no increase in fares by Uber; the updated fare reflects only the revised airport pickup fee charged by the airport operator,” the spokesperson added.

A source said the airport pickup fee is part of its non-aeronautical revenue, which is unregulated. “Unlike aeronautical charges — such as user development fee or landing and parking charges — these fees are not subject to approval by regulatory authorities,” the source added.