Navi Mumbai airport to start with user fees from Rs 270 to Rs 1,225

The current user development fee at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai is as follows: Rs 175 for domestic departures, Rs 615 for international departures, Rs 75 for domestic arrivals, and Rs 260 for international arrivals. These are significantly lower than the provisional rates proposed for NMIA.

As per AERA, the operator, Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited, had suggested a higher fee of Rs 840 and Rs 1,500 for domestic and international departures, respectively. It also proposed Rs 360 for arriving domestic passengers and Rs 750 for arriving international passengers.

On February 7, NMIAL filed its multi-year tariff offer (MYTP) with AERA. In its offer, the airport operator stated that commercial operations are likely to commence in August 2025. The first regulatory control period, during which the operator’s financials and performance will be assessed, will be from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2030.

The airport operator has provided information on the project’s master plan, concession period, traffic forecast, and capital investment. The investment plan proposed comprises airport infrastructure in the form of the passenger terminal building, runways, taxiways, apron, cargo facilities and fuel storage.

NMIA will start with a capacity to manage two crore passengers a year, by building phases 1 and 2 in tandem. The airport will increase capacity in accordance with traffic expansion. NMIA plans to boost capacity to five crore passengers per year by the end of the financial year 2030, following the development of Phase 3. Phases 4 and 5 will bring the total planned capacity to seven crore and nine crore passengers a year, respectively.

According to the AERA order, the airport operator has proposed an investment of Rs 57,333 crore for passenger facilities in the first three phases of development. Of this, Rs 22,531 crore has been allocated for the first and second phases to develop core airport infrastructure and operational facilities.

The investment will include the terminal building, airside infrastructure such as runways and taxiways, the cargo complex, and the fuel farm. The airport will handle both passenger and cargo traffic and is likely to decongest CSMIA by providing an alternate airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

AERA has indicated that the provisional tariff in place will remain until a complete evaluation process is undertaken and normal tariffs are notified.